Kuwait
Historical figures born in Kuwait
252 notable historical figures were born in Kuwait. These are the most notable:
Kuwait ranks #127 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Guinea, Turkmenistan and Sudan.
By era
- Early Modern: 2
- Modern: 35
By occupation
- Politician: 20
- Monarch/Royalty: 15
- Writer/Author: 11
- Diplomat: 6
- Head of State/President: 6
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 4
- Prime Minister: 4
- Soldier/Officer: 3
- Queen Rania of Jordan (born 1970, Politics)
- Saud of Saudi Arabia (1902 to 1969, Politics)
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (born 1940, Politics)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929 to 2020, Politics)
- Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1926 to 2006, Politics)
- Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1937 to 2023, Politics)
- Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (born 1953, Politics)
- Susan Abulhawa (born 1967, Literature)
- Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah (born 1952, Politics)
- Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1930 to 2008, Politics)
- Tanvir Ahmed (born 1978, Sports)
- Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1945 to 1990, Military)
- Mubarak Al-Sabah (1844 to 1915, Politics)
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan (born 1953, Literature)
- Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895 to 1965, Politics)
- Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913 to 1977, Politics)
- Yasser Al-Habib (born 1979, Religion)
- Khaled Abou El Fadl (born 1963, Religion)
- Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (born 1955, Politics)
- Sabah I (1700 to 1762, Politics)
- Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah (born 1940, Politics)
- Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (born 1956, Politics)
- Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942 to 2024, Politics)
- Abdullah I (1740 to 1814, Politics)
- Othman al-Khamis (born 1962, Literature)
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (born 1965, Other)
- Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah (1838 to 1896, Politics)
- Nabil Al Awadi (born 1970, Literature)
- Abdullah II Al-Sabah (1814 to 1892, Politics)
- Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1948 to 2020, Politics)
- Saleem Haddad (born 1983, Literature)
- Faiza Al-Kharafi (born 1946, Science)
- Ahmed Amin (born 1980, Entertainment)
- Rajaa al-Sanea (born 1981, Literature)
- Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (born 1971, Politics)
- Saud Alsanousi (born 1981, Literature)
- Fariha Al-Ahmad (1944 to 2018, Politics)
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