Osama bin Laden
1957 – 2011
Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
jihadistcivil engineerterroristbusinessperson
Born March 10Wikipedia →Famous People from Saudi Arabia
37 notable historical figures from Saudi Arabia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (15)association football player (7)statesperson (4)human rights defender (3)monarch (2)Islamic jurist (2)activist (2)minister (2)association football coach (2)jihadist (1)
Idi Amin
1925 – 2003
President of Uganda (1971-1979)
military officerpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born January 1Wikipedia →Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
1924 – 2015
King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015
politician
Born August 1Wikipedia →Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1935 – Present
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
politicianmonarch
Born December 31Wikipedia →Ibn Saud
1876 – 1953
founder and first king of Saudi Arabia (r. 1932–1953)
statespersonpoliticianmilitary personnelmonarch
Born January 15Wikipedia →Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
1985 – Present
Saudi crown prince (born 1985)
politician
Born August 31Wikipedia →Jamal Khashoggi
1958 – 2018
Saudi journalist (1958–2018)
political writerjournalist
Born October 13Wikipedia →King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1906 – 1975
King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
statespersonpoliticianmilitary personnelmonarch
Born April 14Wikipedia →Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1923 – 2005
King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005
politicianmonarch
Born January 1Wikipedia →Rafiq Hariri
1944 – 2005
Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)
entrepreneurpolitician
Born November 1Wikipedia →Saud of Saudi Arabia
1902 – 1969
King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964
heir apparentstatespersondiplomatpoliticianmilitary personnelmonarch
Born January 15Wikipedia →Khalid of Saudi Arabia
1911 – 1982
King of Saudi Arabia (1911-1982)
statespersonpoliticianmilitary personnelmonarch
Born February 13Wikipedia →Saad Harirị
1970 – Present
Saudi Lebanese and france politician
politicianbusinessperson
Born April 18Wikipedia →Nimr al-Nimr
1959 – 2016
Saudi Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
Islamic juristhuman rights defender
Born June 21Wikipedia →Zakir Naik
1965 – Present
Indian Islamic preacher
motivational speakerpodcasteroratorsurgeondocentpreacherintellectualphysicianwriter
Born October 18Wikipedia →Loujain al-Hathloul
1989 – Present
Saudi Arabian activist
activisthuman rights defender
Born July 31Wikipedia →Manal al-Sharif
1979 – Present
Saudi Arabian activist
women's rights activistactivistcomputer scientistwriter
Born April 25Wikipedia →Omar M. Yaghi
1965 – Present
American chemist of Arabic descent (born 1965)
university teacherchemist
Born February 9Wikipedia →Salem Al-Dawsari
1991 – Present
Saudi Arabian footballer
association football player
Born August 19Wikipedia →Mohamed Atta
1968 – 2001
Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks (1968–2001)
building engineerengineer
Born September 1Wikipedia →Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1955 – Present
Saudi Arabian businessman, investor and royal
philanthropistinvestorentrepreneur
Born March 7Wikipedia →Salman Al-Faraj
1989 – Present
Saudi Arabian footballer
association football player
Born August 1Wikipedia →Raif Badawi
1984 – Present
Saudi Arabian writer, activist, and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals
bloggerhuman rights defenderwriter
Born January 13Wikipedia →Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
1956 – Present
Saudi Arabian astronaut and politician
politicianastronaut
Born June 27Wikipedia →Sultan bin Abdulaziz
1926 – 2011
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011)
politician
Born January 5Wikipedia →Muhammad bin Nayef
1959 – Present
former Saudi crown prince
ministerpolitician
Born August 30Wikipedia →Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
1962 – Present
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Islamic juristimamprofessor
Born November 22Wikipedia →Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
1934 – 2012
Saudi Arabian former crown prince
politicianpoet
Born January 1Wikipedia →Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
1945 – Present
Saudi royal
aircraft pilotministerpolitician
Born September 15Wikipedia →Sami Al-Jaber
1972 – Present
former Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
association football playerassociation football coach
Born December 11Wikipedia →Majed Abdullah
1959 – Present
Saudi association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Born November 1Wikipedia →Osama Hawsawi
1984 – Present
Saudi Arabian footballer
association football player
Born March 31Wikipedia →Muhammad bin Saud
1679 – 1765
Founder of the Emirate of Diriyah and the Al Saud dynasty (1687–1765)
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Fahad Al-Muwallad
1994 – Present
Saudi professional footballer
association football player
Born September 14Wikipedia →Yasser Al-Qahtani
1982 – Present
Saudi Arabian footballer
association football player
Born October 10Wikipedia →Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz
1912 – 1999
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and mufti (1912–1999)
Islamicistcleric
Born November 22Wikipedia →