Libya
Historical figures born in Libya
312 notable historical figures were born in Libya. These are the most notable:
Libya ranks #121 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Zambia, Tajikistan and Mongolia.
By era
- Ancient: 11
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 25
By occupation
- Politician: 24
- Soldier/Officer: 14
- Monarch/Royalty: 6
- Writer/Author: 4
- Poet: 4
- General/Commander: 4
- Architect: 3
- Historian: 3
- Muammar Gaddafi (1942 to 2011, Politics)
- Septimius Severus (146 to 211, Politics)
- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972 to 2026, Politics)
- Eratosthenes (276 BC to 194 BC, Science)
- Arius (250 to 336, Religion)
- Victor I (Religion)
- Khalifa Haftar (born 1943, Politics)
- Simon of Cyrene (100 BC to 100 BC, Other)
- Gelasius I (Religion)
- Idris of Libya (1889 to 1983, Politics)
- Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (1952 to 2012, Military)
- Mutassim Gaddafi (1974 to 2011, Military)
- Al-Saadi Gaddafi (born 1973, Sports)
- Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (born 1959, Politics)
- Muhammad Gaddafi (born 1970, Politics)
- Hannibal Gaddafi (born 1975, Business)
- Callimachus (320 BC to 243 BC, Literature)
- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982 to 2011, Politics)
- Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960, Politics)
- Aristippus (434 BC to 355 BC, Philosophy)
- Mohammed El Senussi (born 1962, Politics)
- Rossana Podestà (1934 to 2013, Entertainment)
- Aisha Gaddafi (born 1976, Politics)
- Gelimer (480 to 553, Politics)
- Saddam Haftar (born 1991, Politics)
- Hasan as-Senussi (1928 to 1992, Politics)
- Mahmoud Jibril (1952 to 2020, Politics)
- Berenice II (267 BC to 221 BC, Politics)
- Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (1940 to 2011, Military)
- Carneades (213 BC to 129 BC, Philosophy)
- Works attributed to Florus (70 to 140, Literature)
- Mathos (Military)
- Abdessalam Jalloud (born 1944, Politics)
- Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad (1966 to 2025, Military)
- Yusuf Karamanli (1766 to 1838, Politics)
- Aurelius Victor (320 to 390, Literature)
- Abdul Fatah Younis (1944 to 2011, Military)
- Ali Zeidan (born 1950, Politics)
- Osama Hammad (born 1979, Politics)
- Baghdadi Mahmudi (born 1945, Politics)
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