Cultural Production in

Present Day

Cambodia

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Cambodia ranks 126th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuwait, Zambia, and Qatar. Memorable people born in present day Cambodia include Pol Pot, Norodom Sihanouk, and Nuon Chea. Memorable people who died in Cambodia include Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, and Jayavarman VII. Cambodia has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and mafiosos.

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres, dominated by a low-lying floodplain of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate and is rich in wildlife and biodiversity. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 800 and 2006, present day Cambodia was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Pol Pot, Norodom Sihanouk, and Nuon Chea. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Cambodia including Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, and Jayavarman VII.

People Born in Present Day Cambodia

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People Deceased in Present Day Cambodia

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Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Cambodia

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Cambodia were politicians (28), actors (2), mafiosos (1), extremists (1), and singers (1),  while most who died were politicians (19), mafiosos (1), extremists (1), singers (1), and photographers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Cambodia, including Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, and Hun Sen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cambodia, including Pol Pot, Norodom Sihanouk, and Nuon Chea.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in present day Cambodia since 1700.