Daegu
Daegu ranks 300th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Providence, Rhode Island, Dijon, and Berkeley, California. The most famous people from Daegu are Park Geun-hye, Lee Kun-hee, and Sung Jae-gi. The most famous people who died in Daegu are Bak Jungyang. Daegu has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Daegu is located in South Korea.
People
Between 1922 and 2003, Daegu was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Park Geun-hye, Lee Kun-hee, and Sung Jae-gi. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Daegu including Bak Jungyang.
People Born in Daegu
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Park Geun-hye
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 1
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
Sung Jae-gi
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 3
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 4
V
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Suga
MUSICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 6
Song Hye-kyo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 7
Lee Chang-dong
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 8
Jaegwon Kim
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 9
Park Chu-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 10
Kim Hee-sun
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
Irene
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Daegu
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Yoon Se-ah
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 30
Kang Ye-won
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 32
Lee Young-ah
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 33
S.Coups
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 34
Cho Jin-ho
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2017
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 36
Chung Jae-hun
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 43
Choi Eun-kyung
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 48
Lee Dong-gyeong
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Daegu
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Daegu were actors (19), soccer players (7), singers (5), politicians (3), and athletes (3), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Daegu, including Song Hye-kyo, Kim Hee-sun, and Irene. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Daegu, including Song Hye-kyo, Kim Hee-sun, and Irene.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Daegu since 1700.
