Ilorin
Ilorin ranks 4,381st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Corsicana, Texas, Izumo, Shimane, and Panjshir Province. Memorable people born in Ilorin include Ibrahim Gambari, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Juwon Oshaniwa. Memorable people who died in Ilorin include Thompson Oliha. Ilorin has been the birth place of many soccer players, and diplomats and the death place of many soccer players. Ilorin is located in Nigeria.
Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State located in the North-central region of Nigeria, although dominated by the Yorubas, it is classified as North-central state due to its emirate system of traditional rule. Ilorin is a Yoruba town by all historical and sociological standards. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the 7th largest city by population in Nigeria. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1944 and 1997, Ilorin was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Ibrahim Gambari, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Juwon Oshaniwa. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ilorin including Thompson Oliha.
People Born in Ilorin
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Ibrahim Gambari
DIPLOMAT
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 1
Taiwo Awoniyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.06
Rank: 2
Juwon Oshaniwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 25.78
Rank: 3
Halimat Ismaila
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.18
Rank: 4
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Newly Added People Deceased in Ilorin
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Most individuals born in present day Ilorin were soccer players (2), diplomats (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ilorin, including Taiwo Awoniyi, and Juwon Oshaniwa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ilorin, including Taiwo Awoniyi, and Juwon Oshaniwa.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ilorin since 1700.
