Gisenyi
Gisenyi ranks 10,607th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oud-Beijerland, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Tobago. The most famous people from Gisenyi are Juvénal Habyarimana, Pasteur Bizimungu, and Haruna Niyonzima. Gisenyi has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Gisenyi is located in Rwanda.
Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is the second largest city in Rwanda, located in the Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma as it was formerly also part of now Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1990, Gisenyi was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Juvénal Habyarimana, Pasteur Bizimungu, and Haruna Niyonzima.
People Born in Gisenyi
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Juvénal Habyarimana
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1994
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 1
Pasteur Bizimungu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2
Haruna Niyonzima
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.89
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Born in Gisenyi
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Most individuals born in present day Gisenyi were politicians (2), and soccer players (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 Gisenyi, including Juvénal Habyarimana, and Pasteur Bizimungu. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gisenyi, including Juvénal Habyarimana, and Pasteur Bizimungu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gisenyi since 1700.
