Abdullah II of Jordan
1962 – Present
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
monarch
Born January 30Wikipedia →Famous People from Jordan
45 notable historical figures from Jordan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (14)diplomat (8)university teacher (4)monarch (3)association football player (2)mujahid (1)sovereign (1)chemist (1)groom (1)crown prince (1)
Abdullah I of Jordan
1882 – 1951
Ruler of Transjordan and Jordan from 1921 to 1951
monarch
Born February 2Wikipedia →Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
1966 – 2006
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006)
politicianmujahid
Born October 30Wikipedia →Omar M. Yaghi
1965 – Present
American chemist of Arabic descent (born 1965)
university teacherchemist
Born February 9Wikipedia →Sirhan Sirhan
1944 – Present
assassin of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy (born 1944)
groom
Born March 19Wikipedia →Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan
1994 – Present
Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994)
crown prince
Born June 28Wikipedia →Bisher Al-Khasawneh
1969 – Present
Prime Minister of Jordan
civil servantdiplomatpolitician
Born January 27Wikipedia →Saleh al-Arouri
1966 – 2024
senior leader of Hamas (1966-2024)
military leaderpolitician
Born August 19Wikipedia →Princess Haya bint Al-Hussein of Jordan
1974 – Present
Jordanian Royal
show jumper
Born May 3Wikipedia →Marouf al-Bakhit
1947 – 2023
Jordanian politician
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
Born March 18Wikipedia →Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
1914 – 1999
Albanian Islamic scholar (1914–1999)
muhaddith
Born August 16Wikipedia →Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1941 – 1989
Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and Salafi jihadist (1941–1989)
spiritual leaderactivistuniversity teachertheologianpolitician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Rami Hamdallah
1958 – Present
Palestinian politician (born 1958)
linguistuniversity teacherpolitician
Born August 10Wikipedia →Rana Dajani
2000 – Present
Jordanian biologist, and academic
molecular biologistresearcher
Born January 1Wikipedia →Ahmad Shukeiri
1908 – 1980
Palestinian politician (1908-1980)
diplomatpolitician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Ahmad Abughaush
1996 – Present
Jordanian of Palestinian origin taekwondo athlete
taekwondo athlete
Born February 1Wikipedia →Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh
1950 – Present
Prime Minister of Jordan
diplomatpoliticianjudge
Born February 22Wikipedia →Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein of Jordan
1975 – Present
Jordanian Royal
functionary
Born December 23Wikipedia →Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 – 1991
Turkish painter (1901–1991)
collagistlithographerprintmakerstained-glass artistpaintermosaicist
Born December 6Wikipedia →Muath Al-Kasasbeh
1988 – 2015
Jordanian pilot was executed by IS
air force officer
Born May 29Wikipedia →Amer Shafia
1982 – Present
Jordanian professional association football goalkeeper
association football player
Born February 14Wikipedia →Abdelsalam al-Majali
1925 – 2023
Jordanian physician and politician (1925–2023)
politicianphysician
Born February 18Wikipedia →Princess Dina bint Abdul-Hamid Hashem
1929 – 2019
Queen Consort of Jordan
university teacher
Born December 15Wikipedia →Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
1995 – Present
American-Jordanian basketball player
basketball player
Born January 3Wikipedia →Nader al-Dahabi
1946 – Present
Jordanian politician
politicianmilitary personnel
Born October 7Wikipedia →Wasfi Tal
1919 – 1971
Prime Minister of Jordan (1919-1971)
diplomatpolitician
Born January 19Wikipedia →Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad
1964 – Present
Jordanian prince
aristocratdiplomatpolitician
Born January 26Wikipedia →Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan
1996 – Present
Jordanian royal (1996)
Born September 27Wikipedia →Abu Qatada
1960 – Present
Islamic cleric, alleged al-Qaeda member
terroristtheologian
Born July 1Wikipedia →