Kasungu
Kasungu ranks 9,341st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bedford, Indiana, Peshtera, and Usman, Russia. Memorable people born in Kasungu include Hastings Banda, and William Kamkwamba. Kasungu has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers. Kasungu is located in Malawi.
Kasungu is a town in the Kasungu District of the Central Region of Malawi. The population of Kasungu was 58,653 according to the 2018 census. Kasungu is approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-west of the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, and is 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Kasungu National Park. The main industry in Kasungu is tobacco-growing. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1898 and 1987, Kasungu was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Hastings Banda, and William Kamkwamba.
People Born in Kasungu
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Hastings Banda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1997
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1
William Kamkwamba
WRITER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kasungu were politicians (1), and 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 Kasungu, including William Kamkwamba. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kasungu, including Hastings Banda.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kasungu since 1700.
