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Kathmandu (npl)

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Kathmandu ranks 1,384th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chichester, Hejaz, and Managua. Memorable people born in Kathmandu include Tribhuvan of Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and Araniko. Memorable people who died in Kathmandu include Birendra of Nepal, Begum Hazrat Mahal, and Nana Sahib. Kathmandu has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Kathmandu is located in Nepal.

Kathmandu, officially the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the seat of federal government and the most populous city in Nepal. As of the 2021 Nepal census, there were 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households and approximately 4 million people in its surrounding agglomeration. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley, a large valley surrounded by hills in central Nepal, at an altitude of 4,344 feet above sea level. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Kathmandu was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Tribhuvan of Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and Araniko. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Kathmandu including Birendra of Nepal, Begum Hazrat Mahal, and Nana Sahib. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Kathmandu than were born there.

People Born in Kathmandu

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People Deceased in Kathmandu

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kathmandu were politicians (4), writers (2), actors (2), painters (1), and singers (1),  while most who died were politicians (11), writers (1), noblemen (1), mountaineers (1), and composers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kathmandu, including Dipendra of Nepal, and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kathmandu, including Tribhuvan of Nepal, Dipendra of Nepal, and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Kathmandu since 1700.