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Blitar (idn)

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Blitar ranks 28,008th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stella, Liguria, Varazze, and Poltár. The most famous people from Blitar are Anthony Fokker. Blitar has been the birth place of many engineers. Blitar is located in Indonesia.

Blitar is a landlocked city in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 km from Malang and 167 km from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' – 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South. The city of Blitar lies at an altitude on average 167 metres above sea level, and is an enclave within Blitar Regency which surrounds the city on all sides. It covers an area of 32.57 km2, and had a population of 131,968 at the 2010 Census and 149,149 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 161,204. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1890, Blitar was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Anthony Fokker.

People Born in Blitar

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Blitar were engineers (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history engineers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Blitar, including Anthony Fokker.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Blitar since 1700.