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Congo - Kinshasa
Congo - Kinshasa
Congo - Kinshasa ranks #92 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vietnam, Moldova, and Costa Rica. The most famous people from Congo - Kinshasa are Patrice Lumumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Moïse Tshombe. The most famous people who died in Congo - Kinshasa are Patrice Lumumba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Congo - Kinshasa has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Congo - Kinshasa by number of people born are Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Belgian Congo, Kananga, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
People
Between 1883 and 2004, present-day Congo - Kinshasa was the birthplace of 129 globally memorable people, including Patrice Lumumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Moïse Tshombe. Additionally, 14 globally memorable people died in present-day Congo - Kinshasa, including Patrice Lumumba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu.
People Born in Present-Day Congo - Kinshasa
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Patrice Lumumba
Politician
1925 - 1961
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 1
Mobutu Sese Seko
Politician
1930 - 1997
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 2
Moïse Tshombe
Politician
1919 - 1969
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 3
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Politician
1939 - 2001
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 4
Denis Mukwege
Social Activist
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 5
Claude Makélélé
Soccer Player
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 6
Dikembe Mutombo
Basketball Player
1966 - 2024
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 7
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu
Religious Figure
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 8
Félix Tshisekedi
Politician
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 9
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya
Religious Figure
1939 - 2021
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 10
Antoine Gizenga
Politician
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 11
Joseph Kabila
Politician
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Congo - Kinshasa
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Likulia Bolongo
Politician
1939 - 2026
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 16
Roger Lukaku
Soccer Player
1967 - 2025
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Judith Suminwa
Politician
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 34
Léon Kengo wa Dondo
Politician
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 45
Moïse Katumbi
Politician
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 56
Florent Ibengé
Soccer Player
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 59
Fally Ipupa
Singer
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 62
Samy Badibanga
Politician
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 65
Claude
Singer
2003 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 69
Laurent Capelluto
Actor
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 70
Adama Paris
Designer
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 93
Caddy Adzuba
Lawyer
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 97
People Deceased in Present-Day Congo - Kinshasa
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Politician
1925 - 1961
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 1
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Politician
1939 - 2001
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 2
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Politician
1910 - 1969
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 3
Emin Pasha
Explorer
1840 - 1892
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 4
Antoine Gizenga
Politician
1925 - 2019
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 5
Simon Kimbangu
Religious Figure
1887 - 1951
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 6
Kembo Uba Kembo
Soccer Player
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 7
Roger Lukaku
Soccer Player
1967 - 2025
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 8
Théodore Sindikubwabo
Politician
1928 - 1998
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 9
Mwepu Ilunga
Soccer Player
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 10
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
Religious Figure
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 11
Tubilandu Ndimbi
Soccer Player
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Congo - Kinshasa
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Most people born in present-day Congo - Kinshasa were soccer players (72), politicians (23), basketball players (8), singers (8), and religious figures (4), while most who died were politicians (5), soccer players (5), religious figures (2), explorers (1), and diplomats (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Congo - Kinshasa since 1700.
