List of Famous people born in Iraq

Khairallah Talfah, also known as Khayr-Allah Telfah, Kairallah Tolfah, Khairallah Tolfah, or Khairallah Tilfah, was an Iraqi Ba'ath Party official, and the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein. He was the father of Sajida Talfah, Saddam's first wife, and of Adnan Khairallah, defence minister. Saddam made Khairallah Talfah mayor of Baghdad, but was forced to remove him due to Talfah's corruption.

Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh is an Iraqi politician, former head and advisor of the National Security Council, chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces and founder of the "Ataa Movement".

Hatem Al-Iraqi is an Iraqi song writer and composer who rose to fame in the early 1990s in the Middle East. He has released over 25 albums since the start of his music career and has performed worldwide.

Talib Shaghati Mosharry Alkinani(Arabic: طالب شغاتي‎), is an Iraqi General and Head of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces. He graduated from the Military College Course (49) in 1970, graduated from the College Leadership Course (7), graduated from the Staff College Course (50). After graduating from the military college he worked in the field artillery category and then participated in the basic missile course in 1971 in the Soviet Union and became a class of air defense / missiles. He worked in the air defense units and in the series of positions until he reached the commander of the air defense brigade, then the dean of the air defense institute and finally the dean of the air defense college and the rank of air defense brigade in 2001. Participated in the course of the leaders of fire brigades air defense in the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the basic category specialist.

ʿAbd al-Salam Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli was the second President of Iraq from 1963 until his death in 1966. He played a leading role in the 14 July Revolution, in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown on 14 July 1958.

Mohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani is an Iraqi politician was the Human Rights Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from 2010 until October 2014. He was the Governor of Maysan Province between 2009 and 2010.

Ali Adnan Kadhim Al-Tameemi, known simply as Ali Adnan, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a wing back for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Iraqi national team. Adnan has played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he was one of Iraq's star players as the underdogs went on a run to the semi-final. Adnan won the 2013 Asian Young Footballer of the Year.

In Islamic history, Hurmala Ibn Kahin Al Alkoofi was the killer of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, the great-grandchild of Muhammad, on 10 October, 61 AH.

Zubaidah bint Ja`far ibn Mansur was the best known of the Abbasid princesses, and the wife and double cousin of Harun ar-Rashid. She is particularly remembered for the series of wells, reservoirs and artificial pools that provided water for Muslim pilgrims along the route from Baghdad to Mecca and Medina, which was renamed the Darb Zubaidah in her honor. The exploits of her and her husband, Harun al-Rashid, form part of the basis for The Thousand and One Nights.