Goma
Goma ranks 16,777th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Withyham, Crook, County Durham, and Toulminville, Alabama. Memorable people born in Goma include Jonathan Kuminga. Memorable people who died in Goma include Luca Attanasio. Goma has been the birth place of many basketball players and the death place of many diplomats. Goma is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and the Masisi Territory to the west. The city lies in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is only 13–18 km (8.1–11.2 mi) south of the active volcano Mount Nyiragongo. With an approximate area of 75.72 km2 (29.24 sq mi), the city had a population of 782,000 people in 2024, with an additional 500,000 displaced people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 2002, Goma was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Jonathan Kuminga. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Goma including Luca Attanasio.
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Goma were basketball players (1), while most who died were diplomats (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Goma, including Jonathan Kuminga. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Goma, including Jonathan Kuminga.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Goma since 1700.
