Cultural Production in
Present Day
The Gambia
The Gambia
The Gambia ranks 162nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liberia, Mauritania, and Fiji. Memorable people born in present day The Gambia include Dawda Jawara, Yahya Jammeh, and Adama Barrow. Memorable people who died in The Gambia include Dawda Jawara. The Gambia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. The top cities in The Gambia by number of biographies are Banjul, Serekunda, Bakau, Lamin, Western Division, and Barajally.
People
Between 1924 and 2004, present day The Gambia was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Dawda Jawara, Yahya Jammeh, and Adama Barrow. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in present day The Gambia including Dawda Jawara.
People Born in Present Day The Gambia
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Dawda Jawara
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2019
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 1
Yahya Jammeh
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2
Adama Barrow
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3
Ansumane Mané
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2000
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4
Fatou Bensouda
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 5
Biri Biri
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 6
Bakary Gassama
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 7
Modou Barrow
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 8
Musa Barrow
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9
Omar Colley
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 10
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 11
Momodou Ceesay
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day The Gambia
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Njogu Demba-Nyrén
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 13
Kebba Ceesay
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 15
Yankuba Minteh
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 16
Pa Modou Jagne
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 17
Alieu Fadera
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 21
Ebrima Darboe
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 22
Ablie Jallow
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 25
Sulayman Marreh
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.86
Rank: 27
Fatou Jallow
CELEBRITY
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.16
Rank: 28
James Gomez
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 29.05
Rank: 30
Abdoulie Mansally
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.97
Rank: 31
People Deceased in Present Day The Gambia
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Most individuals born in present day The Gambiawere soccer players (22), politicians (5), athletes (4), businesspeople (1), and celebrities (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day The Gambia, including Biri Biri, Modou Barrow, and Musa Barrow. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day The Gambia, including Biri Biri, Modou Barrow, and Musa Barrow.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present day The Gambia since 1700.
