Bayelsa State
Bayelsa State ranks 18,238th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cobija, Yuksom, and Dafni, Attica. Memorable people born in Bayelsa State include Daniel Igali. Bayelsa State has been the birth place of many wrestlers. Bayelsa State is located in Nigeria.
Bayelsa state is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. The capital, Yenagoa, is susceptible to high risk of annual flooding. It shares a boundary with Rivers State to the east and Delta State to the north across the Niger River for 17 km and the Forçados River for 198 km, with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominating its southern borders. It has a total area of 10,773 square kilometres (4,159 sq mi). The state comprises eight local government areas: Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, Brass and Southern Ijaw. The state is the smallest in Nigeria by population as of the 2006 census. Being in the Niger Delta, Bayelsa State has a riverine and estuarine setting, with bodies of water within the state preventing the development of significant road infrastructure. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1974, Bayelsa State was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Daniel Igali.
People Born in Bayelsa State
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bayelsa State were wrestlers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bayelsa State, including Daniel Igali. Whereas, throughout history, wrestlers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bayelsa State, including Daniel Igali.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Bayelsa State since 1700.
