List of Famous people born in Babylon Governorate, Iraq
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, also known as Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali, is a former Iraqi diplomat and politician. He came to worldwide prominence around the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Media and Foreign Affairs Minister under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, acting as spokesman for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Saddam's government.
Nabonassar
Nabû-nāṣir was the king of Babylon from 747 to 734 BC. He deposed a foreign Chaldean usurper named Nabu-shuma-ishkun, bringing native rule back to Babylon after twenty-three years of Chaldean rule. His reign saw the beginning of a new era characterized by the systematic maintenance of chronologically precise historical records. Both the Babylonian Chronicle and the Ptolemaic Canon begin with his accession to the throne. He was contemporary with the Assyrian kings Aššur-nirarī V and Tiglath-Pileser III, the latter under whom he became a vassal, and the Elamite kings Humban-Tahrah I and Humban-Nikaš I.
Hussam Al-Rassam
Hussam Al Rassam is an Iraqi singer who has become a known singer post the 2003 Iraq war.
Hawar Mulla Mohammed
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi former professional footballer.
Alexandros IV of Macedon
Alexander IV, erroneously called sometimes in modern times Aegus, was the son of Alexander the Great and Princess Roxana of Bactria.
Kartlos
Kartlos is the eponymous ancestor of the Georgians (Kartvelians) in Georgian mythology, more specifically of the nation of Kartli . Kartlos is introduced in the medieval Georgian Chronicles , presumably recorded from oral tradition by Leonti Mroveli in the 11th century.
Hanan Saeed Mohsen al-Fatlawi
Dr. Hanan Saeed Mohsen al-Fatlawi often called Hanan Al Fatlawi is an Iraqi politician who served as a deputy in the Iraqi parliament. She is the founder and leader of the Eradaa Movement.
Nashat Akram
Nashat Akram Abid Ali Al-Eissa, born 12 September 1984 in Al Hillah, Babylon, Iraq is a former Iraqi professional footballer. Popularly dubbed "The Maestro" and "The Musician", Akram usually played as a playmaker or as an attacking midfielder and was known for his exceptional vision and excellent passing ability, as well as his ability to score goals from long range.
Safi Al-Din Al-Hilli Altaie
Ṣafī al-Dīn al-Ḥillī, more fully known as Safi al-Din Abd al-Aziz ibn Saraya al-Hilli, al-Ṭāʾī al-Sinbisī, Abu ’l-Maḥāsin, was a 14th century Arab poet.