Cultural Production in
Present Day
South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan ranks 193rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eswatini, Belize, and Equatorial Guinea. Memorable people born in present day South Sudan include Salva Kiir Mayardit, Riek Machar, and Alek Wek. Memorable people who died in South Sudan include John Garang. South Sudan has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians.
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in eastern Central Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya, and includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal, meaning "Mountain Sea". The population was 11,088,796 in 2023, and Juba is the capital and largest city. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state or country with widespread recognition as of 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1951 and 1997, present day South Sudan was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Salva Kiir Mayardit, Riek Machar, and Alek Wek. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in present day South Sudan including John Garang.
People Born in Present Day South Sudan
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Salva Kiir Mayardit
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1
Riek Machar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 2
Alek Wek
MODEL
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 3
Luol Deng
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 4
Guor Marial
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.07
Rank: 5
James Moga
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.47
Rank: 6
Thon Maker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 22.78
Rank: 7
Lopez Lomong
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.46
Rank: 8
Rose Lokonyen
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.79
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Present Day South Sudan
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day South Sudan were athletes (3), politicians (2), basketball players (2), models (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day South Sudan, including Guor Marial, Lopez Lomong, and Rose Lokonyen. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day South Sudan, including Guor Marial, Lopez Lomong, and Rose Lokonyen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in present day South Sudan since 1700.
