Cultural Production in

Present Day

Uganda

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Uganda ranks 113th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jordan, Nepal, and Somalia. Memorable people born in present day Uganda include Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and Joseph Kony. Memorable people who died in Uganda include Yonatan Netanyahu, Tito Okello, and Charles Lwanga. Uganda has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels.

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, it lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it has a population of over 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, present day Uganda was the birth place of 69 globally memorable people, including Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and Joseph Kony. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Uganda including Yonatan Netanyahu, Tito Okello, and Charles Lwanga.

People Born in Present Day Uganda

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People Deceased in Present Day Uganda

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Uganda were athletes (22), politicians (18), soccer players (7), religious figures (3), and boxers (3),  while most who died were politicians (4), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), athletes (1), and boxers (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Uganda, including John Akii-Bua, Joshua Cheptegei, and Stephen Kiprotich. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Uganda, including John Akii-Bua, Joshua Cheptegei, and Stephen Kiprotich.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present day Uganda since 1700.