Bumthang District
Bumthang District ranks 5,043rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Vesoul, and Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. Memorable people born in Bumthang District include Ugyen Wangchuck, Jigme Thinley, and Kunzang Choden. Bumthang District has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers. Bumthang District is located in Bhutan.
Bumthang District is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It contains numerous temples and Buddhist sacred sites. The district is divided into four gewogs, each corresponding to a major glacial valley: Choekor, Tang, Ura, and Chhume. The latter valley is also called Bumthang, lending its name to the whole district. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 1952, Bumthang District was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ugyen Wangchuck, Jigme Thinley, and Kunzang Choden.
People Born in Bumthang District
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Ugyen Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1
Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 2
Kunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Bumthang District
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Most individuals born in present day Bumthang District were politicians (2), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bumthang District, including Jigme Thinley. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bumthang District, including Ugyen Wangchuck, and Jigme Thinley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bumthang District since 1700.
