Gérard Depardieu
1948 – Present
French actor (born 1948)
film actorfilm producerfilm directorvoice actorstage actortelevision producersingerbusinesspersonactor
Born December 27Wikipedia →Famous People from United Arab Emirates
31 notable historical figures from United Arab Emirates, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (8)association football player (7)entrepreneur (4)poet (2)association football referee (2)film actor (1)film producer (1)computer scientist (1)amateur wrestler (1)mixed martial arts fighter (1)
Pavel Durov
1984 – Present
Russian business executive, entrepreneur, and investor who is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Telegram
entrepreneurcomputer scientist
Born October 10Wikipedia →Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1948 – 2022
President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022
politician
Born September 7Wikipedia →Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1949 – Present
ruler of Dubai (born 1949)
politicianpoetbusinessperson
Born July 15Wikipedia →Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1961 – Present
President of the United Arab Emirates
politician
Born March 11Wikipedia →Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
1918 – 2004
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003
politicianpoet
Born May 6Wikipedia →Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1943 – 2006
Emir of Dubai (1943–2006)
politician
Born August 15Wikipedia →Khamzat Chimaev
1994 – Present
Russian-Emirati mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
amateur wrestlermixed martial arts fighterboxer
Born May 1Wikipedia →Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
1982 – Present
Crown Prince of Dubai
jockeymerchantpoliticianpoetbusinessperson
Born November 14Wikipedia →Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1970 – Present
Emirati royal and politician
bankerpolitician
Born November 20Wikipedia →Omar Abdulrahman
1991 – Present
Emirati footballer
association football player
Born September 20Wikipedia →Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
1912 – 1990
2nd Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Sheikh of Dubai (1912-1990)
politician
Born June 11Wikipedia →Sarah Amiri
1987 – Present
Emirati scientist and minister
Soft engineeringprogrammerpoliticianscientist
Born January 1Wikipedia →Adnan Al Talyani
1964 – Present
Emirati association football player
association football player
Born October 30Wikipedia →Hazza Al Mansouri
1983 – Present
Emirati astronaut
visiting astronautaircraft pilotastronaut
Born December 13Wikipedia →Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
1978 – Present
Emirati football referee
association football referee
Born December 2Wikipedia →Ali Bujsaim
1959 – Present
Emirati football referee
association football referee
Born September 9Wikipedia →Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi
1939 – Present
Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates
autobiographermilitary personnel
Born July 2Wikipedia →Khaldoon Al Mubarak
1976 – Present
Emirati politician and businessman
business executiveentrepreneurpolitician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Muhammad ibn Sulayem
1961 – Present
president of IAF
rally driverentrepreneur
Born November 12Wikipedia →Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1972 – Present
United Arab Emirates minister of foreign affairs
political scientistpolitician
Born April 30Wikipedia →Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum
1963 – Present
Sport shooter and Emirati Royal
sport shooter
Born December 31Wikipedia →Andrey Melnichenko
1972 – Present
Russian businessman and billionaire
patron of the artsentrepreneurbusinessperson
Born March 8Wikipedia →Theyab Awana
1990 – 2011
Emirati footballer (1990–2011)
association football player
Born July 6Wikipedia →Fábio Lima
1993 – Present
Brazilian-Emirati association football player
association football player
Born June 30Wikipedia →