Gwangju
Gwangju ranks 790th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Allentown, Pennsylvania, Mendoza, Argentina, and Nerima. Memorable people born in Gwangju include Han Kang, Goo Hara, and Moon Geun-young. Gwangju has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players. Gwangju is located in South Korea.
Gwangju is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County in 2005 because Gwangju was promoted to a metropolitan city and was independent of South Jeolla province. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1967 and 2001, Gwangju was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Han Kang, Goo Hara, and Moon Geun-young.
People Born in Gwangju
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Han Kang
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 1
Goo Hara
1991 - 2019
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 2
Moon Geun-young
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 3
Seungri
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 4
Yi So-yeon
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 5
Ki Sung-yueng
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 6
Kim Taek-soo
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 7
Yoon Jong-hwan
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 8
Ryu Hwa-young
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 9
Han Ji-hye
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.79
Rank: 10
Kim Yu-bin
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 11
Lee Gi-kwang
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gwangju
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Most individuals born in present day Gwangju were actors (6), soccer players (2), athletes (2), writers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gwangju, including Goo Hara, Moon Geun-young, and Ryu Hwa-young. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gwangju, including Goo Hara, Moon Geun-young, and Ryu Hwa-young.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gwangju since 1700.
