Goyang ranks 797th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romford, Lanús, and Katowice. Memorable people born in Goyang include Empress Gi, Kim Hyun-joo, and Lee Sung-kyung. Memorable people who died in Goyang include Chung Hae-won. Goyang has been the birth place of many actors and singers and the death place of many soccer players. Goyang is located in South Korea.
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang-gu which is closer to Seoul. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1315 and 1997, Goyang was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Empress Gi, Kim Hyun-joo, and Lee Sung-kyung. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Goyang including Chung Hae-won.
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 2
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 3
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 4
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 5
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 6
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 7
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 8
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.84
Rank: 9
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 10
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.05
Rank: 11
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.96
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Goyang were actors (6), singers (6), politicians (1), musicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Goyang, including Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Sung-kyung, and Jeon So-min. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Goyang, including Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Sung-kyung, and Jeon So-min.