Bandung
Bandung ranks 1,884th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liptovský Mikuláš, Greenock, and Kandahar. Memorable people born in Bandung include Sandra Reemer, Henk Badings, and Taufik Hidayat. Memorable people who died in Bandung include Adam Malik, and Abdul Muis. Bandung has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Bandung is located in Indonesia.
Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, Greater Bandung is the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants. Situated 768 meters above sea level, approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler year-round temperatures than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies in a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains that provide a natural defense system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 2002, Bandung was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Sandra Reemer, Henk Badings, and Taufik Hidayat. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Bandung including Adam Malik, and Abdul Muis.
People Born in Bandung
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Sandra Reemer
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 1
Henk Badings
COMPOSER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 2
Taufik Hidayat
BADMINTON PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 3
Marty Natalegawa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 4
Angelique Widjaja
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 5
Tania Gunadi
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 6
Sri Wahyuni Agustiani
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.89
Rank: 7
Windy Cantika Aisah
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bandung were athletes (2), singers (1), composers (1), badminton players (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bandung, including Sri Wahyuni Agustiani, and Windy Cantika Aisah. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bandung, including Sri Wahyuni Agustiani, and Windy Cantika Aisah.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Bandung since 1700.
