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Harare (zwe)

Zimbabwe

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Harare ranks 1,248th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hungary, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Cesena. Memorable people born in Harare include Paula Hawkins, Roy Welensky, and Alex Callinicos. Memorable people who died in Harare include Joshua Nkomo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Sibusiso Moyo. Harare has been the birth place of many athletes, and tennis players and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. Harare is located in Zimbabwe.

Harare, formerly Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. The city is situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region. Harare is a metropolitan province which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of 1,483 metres above sea level, and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, Harare was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Paula Hawkins, Roy Welensky, and Alex Callinicos. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Harare including Joshua Nkomo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Sibusiso Moyo.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Harare were athletes (5), tennis players (4), swimmers (3), soccer players (2), and writers (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), and musicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Harare, including Kevin Ullyett, Cara Black, and Byron Black. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Harare, including Ann Grant, Rachel Klamer, and Taryn Mallett.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Harare since 1700.