Kamirithu
Kamirithu ranks 22,928th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arwos, Asembo, and Orotukan. The most famous people from Kamirithu are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Kamirithu has been the birth place of many writers. Kamirithu is located in Kenya.
Kamirithu is a settlement in Kiambu County, within Kenya's former Central Province. It was one of the colonial villages established during the scramble for the Kenyan "White Highlands" in the early 1900s. Kamirithu is the home of Chief Kamiri and Chief Jairus. Kamirithu is best known from Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Kamirithu Educational and Cultural Center, which was an open-air theater where Ngaahika Ndeenda was first performed. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1938, Kamirithu was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
People Born in Kamirithu
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kamirithu were writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kamirithu, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kamirithu, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kamirithu since 1700.
