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    Most Famous People from Iraq

    People from Iraq, ranked by worldwide fame rather than local attention.

    As of October 26, 2026, Saddam Hussein leads iFANN's Famous rankings for Iraq, ahead of Ali Falih Al-Zaidi and Basim al-Karbalaei.

    Ranking updated October 26, 2026 by the iFANN Rankings Desk. How the ranking works

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    Saddam Hussein
    #1

    Saddam Hussein

    Fame score 20.3

    Ali Falih Al-Zaidi
    #2

    Ali Falih Al-Zaidi

    Fame score 8.7

    Basim al-Karbalaei
    #3

    Basim al-Karbalaei

    Fame score 3.7

    #4
    Bafel Talabani

    Bafel Talabaniiq

    5.5K Wikipedia views · 17+ news articles

    2.3    #5
    Sadiq al-Shirazi

    Sadiq al-Shiraziiq

    2.9K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    2.0    #61
    Ammar al-Hakim

    Ammar al-Hakimiq

    2.4K Wikipedia views · 19+ news articles

    1.6    #71
    Shahab al-Muhajir

    Shahab al-Muhajiriq

    9.8K Wikipedia views · 1+ news articles

    1.6    #8
    Mohamed Al-Halbousi

    Mohamed Al-Halbousiiq

    1.9K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

    1.4    #9
    Omar Borkan Al Gala

    Omar Borkan Al Galaiq

    5.2K Wikipedia views · 0+ news articles

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