Cultural Production in
Present Day
Kenya
Kenya
Kenya ranks 81st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cameroon, Philippines, and Albania. Memorable people born in present day Kenya include Wangari Maathai, Richard Dawkins, and Barack Obama Sr.. Memorable people who died in Kenya include Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Wangari Maathai, and Barack Obama Sr.. Kenya has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many athletes, and politicians.
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa. With a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, Kenya is the 28th-most-populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second-largest city, is the major port city of Mombasa, situated on Mombasa Island in the Indian Ocean and the surrounding mainland. Mombasa was the capital of the British East Africa Protectorate, which included most of what is now Kenya and southwestern Somalia, from 1889 to 1907. Other important cities include Kisumu and Nakuru. Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Kenya was the birth place of 218 globally memorable people, including Wangari Maathai, Richard Dawkins, and Barack Obama Sr.. Additionaly, 39 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Kenya including Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Wangari Maathai, and Barack Obama Sr..
People Born in Present Day Kenya
Go to all RankingsWangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 4
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 5
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 7
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 8
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 9
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 10
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Kenya
Go to all RankingsWilliam Ruto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 16
Philip Waruinge
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 26
Kelvin Kiptum
ATHLETE
1999 - 2024
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 32
Mike Boit
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 37
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 44
Grace Ogot
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 84
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 112
Sally Barsosio
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.20
Rank: 134
Abel Mutai
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.37
Rank: 140
Mary Moraa
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 17.98
Rank: 149
Vincent Onyala
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 151
Abraham Kibiwot
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 152
People Deceased in Present Day Kenya
Go to all RankingsRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
Wangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 4
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1942
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 5
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 6
Mary Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 8
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 9
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 10
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 11
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Kenya
Go to all RankingsPhilip Waruinge
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 18
Kelvin Kiptum
ATHLETE
1999 - 2024
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 23
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 30
Grace Ogot
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 35
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kenya were athletes (171), politicians (11), soccer players (8), volleyball players (5), and writers (4), while most who died were athletes (16), politicians (12), writers (5), anthropologists (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Kenya, including Kipchoge Keino, Eliud Kipchoge, and Wilson Kipketer. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kenya, including Kipchoge Keino, Eliud Kipchoge, and Wilson Kipketer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Kenya since 1700.