Cultural Production in

Present Day

Gangneung (kor)

South Korea

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Gangneung ranks 1,273rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Van Nuys, Koper, and St Mary's Hospital, London. Memorable people born in Gangneung include Sin Saimdang, Yi I, and Heo Gyun. Gangneung has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Gangneung is located in South Korea.

Gangneung is a municipal city in Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658. Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon State. It has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sunrise, and Gyeongpo Beach. The city hosted all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1504 and 1997, Gangneung was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Sin Saimdang, Yi I, and Heo Gyun.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Gangneung were actors (4), politicians (3), writers (2), philosophers (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gangneung, including Kim Rae-won, Yeon Woo-jin, and Jeon Yeo-been. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gangneung, including Kim Rae-won, Yeon Woo-jin, and Jeon Yeo-been.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Gangneung since 1700.