List of Famous people born in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Rania Al-Abdullah is the queen consort of Jordan. The daughter of a Palestinian couple, her father being from Tulkarm in the West Bank, she was born in Kuwait. She received her bachelor’s degree in business at the American University in Cairo. After the 1991 Gulf War, she and her family fled to Amman, Jordan where she met the then prince Abdullah. Before meeting him, she worked at Citibank and then took a job in the marketing department at Apple. Since marrying the now King of Jordan in 1993, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance.

Fahad Al-Deehani is a Kuwaiti professional target shooter and officer in the Kuwaiti military. He was born in Kuwait City.

Sanjeeda Sheikh is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi television industry. She established herself as one of the most popular actresses in the television industry.

Shan Masood Khan is an international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Nasser Al-Kharafi was a Kuwaiti businessman of M. A. Kharafi & Sons.

Atta Mohammed Elayyan was a Jordanian-New Zealand futsal player, coach, businessman, and developer. As a futsal player, Elayyan played on the New Zealand national futsal team and coached for the Christchurch Boys' High School. As a businessman and developer, he founded several businesses including Lazyworm Applications and LWA Solutions. He was killed during the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Khairy bin Jamaluddin, commonly known as Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar or KJ, is a Malaysian politician, and currently serving as Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation since 10 March 2020. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, he also served as the federal Minister of Youth and Sports from May 2013 to May 2018. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Rembau in Negeri Sembilan since 2008 and was the Chief of UMNO's youth wing from 2009 to 2018.

Abdullah Al-Rashidi is a Kuwaiti sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964. After a period of internal tension in Saudi Arabia, he was forced from the throne and replaced by his brother Faisal.

Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the tenth ruler of Kuwait, from 29 March 1921 until his death on 29 January 1950.