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

Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili
20 September 1962, Iraqi
Physicist
Ahmad ibn FadlanAhmad ibn Fadlan
0877 AD, Iraqi
Traveler

Faisal II of IraqFaisal II of Iraq
02 May 1935, Iraqi
King

Muqtada al-SadrMuqtada al-Sadr
12 August 1973, Iraqi
Politician
Abd al-Karim QasimAbd al-Karim Qasim
21 November 1914, Iraqi
Military personnel

Ovadia YosefOvadia Yosef
24 September 1920, Israeli
Rabbi, Posek, Dayan
Ibn al-JawziIbn al-Jawzi
1116 AD, Iraqi
Hagiographer

Yitzhak KaduriYitzhak Kaduri
1898 AD, Israeli, Iraqi
Rabbi

David SassoonDavid Sassoon
30 September 1792, Indian
entrepreneur

Abdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam Arif
21 March 1921, Iraqi
President

Rashid Ali al-GaylaniRashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 AD, Iraqi
Politician
Ayad AllawiAyad Allawi
31 May 1944, Iraqi
Politician

NadiraNadira
05 December 1932, Indian, Iraqi
Indian actress

Dar SalimDar Salim
18 August 1977, Danish, Iraqi
Actor

Mahmud Shevket PashaMahmud Shevket Pasha
1856 AD, Turkish
Statesman
Zainab SalbiZainab Salbi
31 August 1969, Iraqi
writer, activist

Nuri as-SaidNuri as-Said
30 November 1888, Iraqi
Politician
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
Abd al-Wahhab Al-BayatiAbd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
19 December 1926, Iraqi
Poet

Abd al-Rahman al-BazzazAbd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz
20 February 1913, Iraqi
Leader
Abdul Karim QassimAbdul Karim Qassim
21 November 1914, Iraqi
Political leader

Ahmet HaşimAhmet Haşim
1884 AD, Iraqi
Poet

Thoraya ObaidThoraya Obaid
02 March 1945, Saudi Arabian
Executive Director
Ali al-MasudiAli al-Masudi
0896 AD, Egyptian, Iraqi
Historian

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Al-MaʾmūnAl-Maʾmūn
14 September 0786, Iraqi
Caliph of Baghdad
Al-YaʿqūbīAl-Yaʿqūbī
Iraqi
Historian and geographer

Al-BalādhurīAl-Balādhurī
0820 AD, Iraqi
Historian

Aḥmad ibn ṬūlūnAḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn
20 September 0835, Iraqi
Governor of Egypt

Al-AmīnAl-Amīn
14 April 0787, Iraqi
Caliph
ʿAbd al-Rahman ʿArifʿAbd al-Rahman ʿArif
14 April 1916, Iraqi
President