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- Barkhad Abdi was born on 10 April 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is an actor, known for Captain Phillips (2013), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Good Time (2017).
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- Actress
Iman was born on 25 July 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is a producer and actress, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), L.A. Story (1991) and No Way Out (1987). She was previously married to David Bowie, Spencer Haywood and Hassan ?.- Actor
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Hakeemshady Mohamed was born to almost unspeakable circumstances in the war-torn Somali capital of Mogadishu. After three years of living in relative obscurity among thousands of conflict survivors from Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan, Hakeemshady emerged from the shadows to pursue a career as a filmmaker in the U.S. A young talent on the rise, Hakeemshady has been described as a passionate, humble, and hard-working performer. In his latest film role, Default, he delivers a powerful performance in the role of "Blue Eyes," a treacherous member of a small band of Somali pirates who hold a news crew for ransom. Default, a film by Colombian director Simon Brand, features Katherine Moennig and David Oyelowo, who is best known for his turn as Louis Gaines in Lee Daniels' The Butler. Hakeemshady has also appeared in other feature films, including WebGirl,in which he worked behind the camera as a first assistant director and in the role of Prince Hakeem. His passion for filmmaking is perhaps only matched by his devotion to family. When he first arrived in the United States, he worked two jobs in order to send money to his family. It is this connection to his humble beginnings that keeps him grounded.- Actress
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Waris Dirie was born in 1965 in Somalia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Living Daylights (1987), Desert Flower (2009) and Samia (2024).- Additional Crew
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Mo Farah was born on 23 March 1983 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is an actor, known for The London Marathon (1981), W1A (2014) and The Leadership League (2019). He has been married to Tania Farah since April 2010. They have four children.- Writer
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born on 13 November 1969 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is a writer and producer, known for Honor Diaries (2013), Submission: Part I (2004) and De leugen (2010). She has been married to Niall Ferguson since 10 September 2011.- Actor
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- Composer
K'Naan was born on 30 May 1978 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is an actor and producer, known for The Roommate (2011), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and Castle Rock (2018).- Fatima Siad was born on January 1, 1986, in Mogadishu, Somalia. She grew up as a child of three (girls) from parents of mixed African ancestry (her mother is Somali, and her father is Ethipoian). She is also a child of divorce, and has said that she used to live in a "shack, with no running water." During the Civil War in Somalia, Fatima's two sisters were killed, and when she was thirteen her mother immigrated to America with her. They lived in Boston, Massachusetts, for a time, and Fatima attended Bryn Mawr College in 2004, attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA for one year in 2006, and then transferred to New York University, pre-med (also to study political science).
When Fatima became a finalist on America's Next Top Model, she gained much sympathy with her early admission of having been circumcised when she was seven years old. Immediately recognized as stunningly beautiful, she went far in the competition -- she was even able to progress when she lost her passport in Atlanta, Georgia (which she needed in order to go overseas), although she missed that week's photo-shoot to settle things with customs/immigration. Fatima ended up placing third in the competition, behind Anya Rozova (runner-up) and Whitney Thompson (winner).
After Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model was over, Fatima transferred back to Bryn Mawr College. - Abdiaziz Ali is a Somalian freelance journalist with photography and video editing skills, mainly covering news in Somalia and East Africa. He now works at Som Production, Somali Inside News and Ogaal Advertising Agency.
Abdiaziz began his creative career as an online freelancer in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Abdiaziz Ali's journey underscores the importance of individuals like him in shaping narratives and fostering creativity on a global scale. Abdiaziz stands as a testament to the resilience, creativity, and talent of Somalia's media professionals. - Additional Crew
Ilhan Omar was born on 4 October 1982 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is known for Knock Down the House (2019), Walking Without Fear and Jacksepticeye (2012).- Yasmin Warsame is a Somali-born Canadian supermodel. She moved from Somalia to Toronto, Canada when she was fifteen. Warsame began modeling in 2000 with a booking for the Sears catalog in Toronto. She was in her early 20s - and five months pregnant with her son Hamzah - when she accepted this shoot. She worked as a fashion model in Canada for almost two years. Her look, however, was considered too "haute couture" for the local scene, making work scarce. So, in the summer of 2002, Warsame headed to Paris. In that year her break-through came by a feature for the Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel. Since then has been very busy on the fashion scene, walking the runway for L.A.M.B, Doo Ri, Jeanne Lanvin, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Oscar De La Renta, Fendi, and Dolce & Gabbana. She has graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Trace, and has been in multiple ads.
- Rageh Omaar was born on 19 July 1967 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is a writer, known for The Iraq War by Numbers (2008), Christianity: A History (2009) and The Bible: A History (2010).
- Isabella Marincola was born in 1925 in Somalia. She was an actress, known for Bitter Rice (1949) and Quale razza (2008). She died on 30 March 2010 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Ugbad Abdi is an American fashion model. Abdi was born in Somalia. Her family fled the Somali Civil War, first to a refugee camp in Kenya, then in 2009, when Abdi was nine years old, to Des Moines, Iowa with the help of UNICEF. Shortly after graduating from high school in Des Moines, Abdi was scouted on Instagram. She visited New York for the first time to meet with agency representatives, and signed with Next Management. Abdi is Muslim, and began wearing hijab at the age of fourteen. She wears head coverings while modeling, and in 2019 became Fendi and Lanvin's first runway model to wear hijab. She has five siblings, two of which were born after the family moved to the United States. She speaks Somali and English.
- Mohamed Farrah Aidid was born on 15 December 1934 in Hiraan, Italian Somalia. He died on 1 August 1996 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Ali Mahdi Muhammad was born on 1 January 1939 in Jowhar, Italian Somaliland, Reign of Italy [now Somalia]. He died on 10 March 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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He is a Somali American writer and filmmaker based in San Francisco, California. He was born 1980 in Somalia, and left his country after the civil war in the early 1990s. He spent several years in Kenya before he came to America at age fifteen. Aside from filmmaking he is also interested in writing and has written couple of books.- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was born on 15 December 1934 in Barta, Italian Somaliland [now Barta, Somalia]. He was married to Hawa Abdi Samatar. He died on 23 March 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Rashid Musa was born on 23 December 1987 in Somalia.
- Sarah Fartuun Heinze was born in 1989 in Marka, Somalia.
- Alexander von Schönburg was born on 15 August 1969 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He is an executive.
- Yasmine Allas was born in 1967 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Hanna Yusuf was born in 1992 in Somalia. She died on 1 October 2019 in London, England, UK.
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Soraya Mire was born in 1961 in Somalia. She is a director and writer, known for Fire Eyes (1994) and American Circumcision (2017).- Elisa Kadigia Bove was born in 1942 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is an actress, known for Macabre (1980), The Wretched of the Earth (1969) and Il gatto selvaggio (1968).
- Leyla Hussein was born in October 1980 in Somalia.
- Ahmed Aghil was born on 12 March 1960 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Abdirahim Hussein was born on 21 October 1978 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Baashe Delta is a famous musician, songwriter and music composer who is a source of inspiration for all the young musicians, His real name is Baashe Ahmed Jaama. Who is very famous all over the world due to his qualities. Many young people consider him as their inspiration.
Baashe Delta , who is based in Germany. He was born on May 10, 2002, and He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi ,English, German & Somali.. He has worked hard to get to that point. At this young age, he has a record label of his own. Whose name is "Kkurbo studio ". Which is a record label created by him and.Baashe Delta made his first step in the music world with this record label.
Baashe Delta started the professional music journey in 2019 with one of its releases "Najma". He has won many awards in his life. These awards show us the ability of Baashe Delta . In a recent press conference, a fan of Baashe Delta asked him about this. That sir, what is the point of your success which you consider to be the turning point of your life. So Baashe Delta replied to his fan saying that one of his songs " Lacala" musical tunes composed by him by Tik Tok dancer "Huda Amuun" that went viral, it was such a moment in his life getting global recognition and this changed his whole life. And he also said this :- " that success in life is easy if you work hard" - Fadumo Korn was born in 1964 in Somalia.
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Shafie Abdirahman Omar, known professionally as 'Khalid Tareeso'' is an Musical Artist, YouTuber Personality & Actor based in Mogadishu, (Somalia). Born on 03 - Jan - 2002 . He was introduced to the music industry launch his first audiomack which titled as 'Yoo1, Released by Audiomack first.
Khalid Tareeso, a well-knownentrepreneur and a passionate digital creator, who has been working for 5+ years to illuminate everyone with his perfection and uninterrupted knowledge. He has studied and researched topics like digital creator, Social media, and Google Knowledge panel expert. Has appeared to the world today as a perfect marketing expert. Date of Birth : 03 January 2002 Place of Birth : Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia