Banjul
Banjul ranks 1,659th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Užice, Santa Fe Province, and Liberec. Memorable people born in Banjul include Fatou Bensouda, Biri Biri, and Bakary Gassama. Banjul has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians. Banjul is located in The Gambia.
Banjul, officially the City of Banjul, is the capital of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and most densely populated metropolitan area. The city Banjul is located on St Mary's Island, where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1948 and 1998, Banjul was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Fatou Bensouda, Biri Biri, and Bakary Gassama.
People Born in Banjul
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Fatou Bensouda
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 1
Biri Biri
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 2
Bakary Gassama
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 3
Musa Barrow
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 4
Assan Ceesay
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 5
Momodou Ceesay
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.78
Rank: 6
Ousman Jallow
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 7
Modou Barrow
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.30
Rank: 8
Demba Savage
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 22.88
Rank: 9
Ahmed Tijan
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Banjul
Go to all RankingsBiri Biri
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 2
Assan Ceesay
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 5
Ousman Jallow
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.62
Rank: 7
Demba Savage
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 22.88
Rank: 9
Ahmed Tijan
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Banjul were soccer players (7), politicians (1), businesspeople (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Banjul, including Biri Biri, Musa Barrow, and Assan Ceesay. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Banjul, including Biri Biri, Musa Barrow, and Assan Ceesay.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Banjul since 1700.
