Cusco
Cusco ranks 814th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Columbus, Georgia, Chartres, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Cusco include Atahualpa, Manco Cápac, and Pachacuti. Memorable people who died in Cusco include Túpac Amaru, Manco Cápac, and Pachacuti. Cusco has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and explorers. Cusco is located in Peru.
Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the Department of Cusco and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. Its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1230 and 1936, Cusco was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Atahualpa, Manco Cápac, and Pachacuti. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Cusco including Túpac Amaru, Manco Cápac, and Pachacuti. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Cusco than were born there.
People Born in Cusco
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Atahualpa
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 1
Manco Cápac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1250 - 1169
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 2
Pachacuti
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1460
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 3
Manco Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1544
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 4
Topa Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1493
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 5
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 6
Viracocha Inca
POLITICIAN
1310 - 1438
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 7
Túpac Huallpa
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1533
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 8
Titu Cusi
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1571
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 9
Sinchi Roca
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1230 - 1260
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 10
Inca Roca
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1380
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 11
Yawar Waqaq
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1410
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Cusco
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Túpac Amaru
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1572
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 1
Manco Cápac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1250 - 1169
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 2
Pachacuti
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1460
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 3
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 4
Diego de Almagro
EXPLORER
1475 - 1538
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 5
Huáscar
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1533
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 6
Viracocha Inca
POLITICIAN
1310 - 1438
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 7
Gonzalo Pizarro
EXPLORER
1510 - 1548
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
Sinchi Roca
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1230 - 1260
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 9
Inca Roca
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1380
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 10
Yawar Waqaq
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1410
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 11
Sayri Túpac
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1561
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Cusco
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cusco were politicians (13), religious figures (3), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (12), explorers (4), religious figures (3), social activists (1), and presenters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cusco, including Valentín Paniagua. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cusco, including Atahualpa, Pachacuti, and Manco Inca Yupanqui.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cusco since 1700.
