TheFamousPeople

Baghdad has produced a number of well-known political leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, travellers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Baghdad includes Haider al-Abadi, Faisal II of Iraq, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muqtada al-Sadr, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and many others.

Famous People Born In Baghdad

Zaha HadidZaha Hadid
31 October 1950, British
Architect
Charles SaatchiCharles Saatchi
09 June 1943, Iraqi
Businessman

Qusay HusseinQusay Hussein
17 May 1966, Iraqi
Son of Saddam Hussein

Haider al-AbadiHaider al-Abadi
1952 AD, Iraqi
75th Prime Minister of Iraq

Noor StarsNoor Stars
21 June 1997, Iraqi
YouTuber

Raghad HusseinRaghad Hussein
02 September 1968, Iraqi
Politician
Faisal II of IraqFaisal II of Iraq
02 May 1935, Iraqi
King

Ahmad ibn FadlanAhmad ibn Fadlan
0877 AD, Iraqi
Traveler

Al-MaʾmūnAl-Maʾmūn
14 September 0786, Iraqi
Caliph of Baghdad
Abd al-Karim QasimAbd al-Karim Qasim
21 November 1914, Iraqi
Political leader

Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili
20 September 1962, Iraqi
Physicist
NadiraNadira
05 December 1932, Indian, Iraqi
Indian actress

Al-MustaʿṣimAl-Mustaʿṣim
1213 AD, Iraqi
Caliph

Al-MuʿtaṣimAl-Muʿtaṣim
30 September 0796, Iraqi
ʿAbbāsid caliph

Dar SalimDar Salim
18 August 1977, Danish, Iraqi
Actor

Ovadia YosefOvadia Yosef
24 September 1920, Israeli
Rabbi, Posek, Dayan
Al-AmīnAl-Amīn
14 April 0787, Iraqi
Caliph

Al-MasudiAl-Masudi
0896 AD, Iraqi
Historian

Abdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam Arif
21 March 1921, Iraqi
President

David SassoonDavid Sassoon
30 September 1792, Indian
entrepreneur
ʿAbd al-Rahman ʿArifʿAbd al-Rahman ʿArif
14 April 1916, Iraqi
President

Ibn al-JawziIbn al-Jawzi
1116 AD, Iraqi
Hagiographer
Rashid Ali al-GaylaniRashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 AD, Iraqi
Politician

Ayad AllawiAyad Allawi
31 May 1944, Iraqi
Politician

Nuri as-SaidNuri as-Said
30 November 1888, Iraqi
Politician
Mahmud Shevket PashaMahmud Shevket Pasha
1856 AD, Turkish
Statesman

Yitzhak KaduriYitzhak Kaduri
1898 AD, Israeli, Iraqi
Rabbi
Gillian ClarkGillian Clark
02 September 1961, British
Badminton player

Al-MawardiAl-Mawardi
0972 AD, Iraqi
Jurist

Al-NasirAl-Nasir
06 August 1158, Iraqi
Caliph of Baghdad
Aḥmad ibn ṬūlūnAḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn
20 September 0835, Iraqi
Governor of Egypt

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Al-BalādhurīAl-Balādhurī
0820 AD, Iraqi
Historian
Zainab SalbiZainab Salbi
31 August 1969, Iraqi
writer, activist

Ahmed RadhiAhmed Radhi
21 April 1964, Iraqi
Football player

Al-MuqtafiAl-Muqtafi
09 April 1096, Iraqi
Caliph of Baghdad

Al-YaʿqūbīAl-Yaʿqūbī
Iraqi
Historian and geographer
Ibn MuqlaIbn Muqla
0885 AD, Iraqi
Official
Ibn AqilIbn Aqil
1040 AD, Iraqi
Theologian

Abd al-Karīm al-JīlīAbd al-Karīm al-Jīlī
18 September 1365, Iraqi
Author

Faisal HusseiniFaisal Husseini
17 July 1940, Palestinian
Politician

Abd al-Rahman al-BazzazAbd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz
20 February 1913, Iraqi
Leader
Abd al-Wahhab Al-BayatiAbd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
19 December 1926, Iraqi
Poet

Mahmud Nedim PashaMahmud Nedim Pasha
1818 AD, Iraqi
Statesman

Muhammad Fadhil al-JamaliMuhammad Fadhil al-Jamali
20 April 1903, Iraqi
Politician

Ahmet HaşimAhmet Haşim
1884 AD, Iraqi
Poet

Nadhim ShakerNadhim Shaker
18 December 1958, Iraqi
Association football player
Ali HadiAli Hadi
01 June 1967, Iraqi
Football player

Faisal FaisalFaisal Faisal
18 October 1980, Iraqi
Olympic athlete
Fouad al-TikerlyFouad al-Tikerly
22 August 1927, Iraqi
Novelist

Ghaida KambashGhaida Kambash
1974 AD, Iraqi
Politician

Thoraya ObaidThoraya Obaid
02 March 1945, Saudi Arabian
Executive Director