People from Riyadh

Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A pan-Islamist, bin Laden organized and funded numerous jihadist or anti-Western militants and terrorist attacks worldwide. Al-Qaeda's attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 (9/11) directly killed 2,977 victims, causing the global war on terror.

founder and first king of Saudi Arabia (r. 1932–1953)

Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, also known as MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the heir apparent to the Saudi throne, the seventh son of King Salman, and the grandson of the nation's founder, Ibn Saud.

King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is a Syrian politician and former rebel commander who has served as the president of Syria since 2025. He previously served as the emir of Al-Nusra Front from 2012 to 2017, the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from 2017 to 2025, the de facto leader of the Syrian Salvation Government from 2017 to 2024, and was the de facto leader of Syria from December 2024 until his appointment as President in January 2025.

Saudi Arabian astronaut and politician

former Saudi crown prince

imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca

Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and mufti (1912–1999)

Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram

Saudi Arabian philanthropist

Saudi royal

9/11 Hijacker (1976–2001)

Saudi Arabian author and Da'i

Saudi writer

Saudi Arabian actress

Saudi Arabian blogger, writer and women's rights activist

Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (1890–1969)

Pakistani singer, composer and music producer

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist, psychologist and photographer (born 1955)

Saudi Arabian Guantanamo detainee (born 1971)

Filipino actress and model

Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric

activist from Ethiopia

Saudi Arabian Actress

author

Saudi Arabian musician, composer, sound engineer of Iranian parentage

Saudi Arabian actress & filmmaker

Saudi scholar and Imam

Saudi politician

Islamic State spokesman (died 2019)

Saudi Arabian consultant and former royal court advisor

Saudi Arabian actor and comedian

Saudi Arabian politician

American journalist (1985–2011)

Member of Saudi royal family

Saudi royal

Saudi Arabian judge

Saudi royal

Saudi royal

Member of al-Qaeda

Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)

Eldest son of Turki al Awwal; first grandchild of Ibn Saud

Saudi Arabian actress

Saudi Arabian surgeon and politician

Saudi Arabian novelist

Saudi Arabian singer

Saudi Arabian politician

Saudi Arabian writer

Tunisian art critic and art exhibition curator