Galkayo
Galkayo ranks 5,194th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abergavenny, Rathenow, and Holywood, County Down. Memorable people born in Galkayo include Waris Dirie, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and Abdirizak Haji Hussein. Galkayo has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers. Galkayo is located in Somalia.
Galkayo is the third-largest city in Somalia which serves as the capital of the north-central Mudug region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1965, Galkayo was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Waris Dirie, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and Abdirizak Haji Hussein.
People Born in Galkayo
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Waris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 1
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Galkayo were politicians (2), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Galkayo, including Waris Dirie. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Galkayo, including Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and Abdirizak Haji Hussein.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Galkayo since 1700.
