Born in Mogadishu

Prime Minister of Somalia from 2007 to 2009

1938

Somali supermodel and wife of David Bowie until his death

1955

Prime Minister of Somalia from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2017

1960

President of Somalia from 2017 to 2022

1962

Former member of the Dutch House of Representatives and activist, she is known as a critic of Islam and a women's right activist

1969

Canadian minister of housing and diversity and inclusion since 2021, first Somali-Canadian to hold a federal Cabinet position

1976

Somali-Canadian model, she has appeared on the covers of several international magazines and has modelled for several famous designers

1976

Somali-Canadian singer, "Wavin' Flag"

1978

Democratic representative from Minnesota, first Somali African and one of the first two Muslim women in the U.S. congress

1982

Somali-American actor, "Captain Phillips" "Good Time" "Blade Runner 2049"

1985

Winner of the silver medal in the marathon at the 2020 Olympics representing the Netherlands

1989

Canadian long-distance runner, he won the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in the 5000 metres

1991

Sprinter who competed for Somalia at the 2008 Olympics, she drowned aged 21 while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy

1991