Cultural Production in

Present Day

Daegu (kor)

South Korea

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Daegu ranks 300th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Providence, Rhode Island, Dijon, and Berkeley, California. Memorable people born in Daegu include Park Geun-hye, Sung Jae-gi, and Lee Kun-hee. Memorable people who died in Daegu include Bak Jungyang. Daegu has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Daegu is located in South Korea.

Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (대구광역시), is a city in southeastern South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1922 and 2003, Daegu was the birth place of 46 globally memorable people, including Park Geun-hye, Sung Jae-gi, and Lee Kun-hee. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Daegu including Bak Jungyang.

People Born in Daegu

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People Deceased in Daegu

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Daegu were actors (16), soccer players (5), singers (4), politicians (2), and businesspeople (2),  while most who died were politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Daegu, including Song Hye-kyo, Kim Hee-sun, and Kim Sun-a. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Daegu, including Song Hye-kyo, Kim Hee-sun, and Kim Sun-a.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Daegu since 1700.