Benguela
Benguela ranks 2,900th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Torrejón de Ardoz, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, and London Borough of Newham. Memorable people born in Benguela include Pepetela, Rui Jordão, and Akwá. Benguela has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Benguela is located in Angola.
Benguela is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1986, Benguela was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Pepetela, Rui Jordão, and Akwá.
People Born in Benguela
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Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 1
Rui Jordão
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 2
Akwá
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 3
Leila Lopes
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 4
Jamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 5
Edson Nobre
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Benguela were soccer players (4), writers (1), and actors (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 Benguela, including Rui Jordão, Akwá, and Jamba. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Benguela, including Rui Jordão, Akwá, and Jamba.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Benguela since 1700.
