Chongju
Chongju ranks 10,186th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hauteville-la-Guichard, Dongjak District, and Bretten. Memorable people born in Chongju include Sun Myung Moon, and Hong Song-nam. Chongju has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians. Chongju is located in North Korea.
Chŏngju is a si, or city, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Prior to 1994, it was designated as a kun or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chŏngju Plain, where the hills do not rise above 200 metres (660 ft). Chŏngju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1929, Chongju was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Sun Myung Moon, and Hong Song-nam.
People Born in Chongju
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Sun Myung Moon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1
Hong Song-nam
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2009
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chongju were religious figures (1), and politicians (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 Chongju, including Hong Song-nam. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chongju, including Sun Myung Moon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chongju since 1700.
