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Kenya ranks 614th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Étienne, Giessen, and Jakarta. Memorable people born in Kenya include William Tanui, Tegla Loroupe, and Daniel Komen. Memorable people who died in Kenya include Richard Leakey and Paul Kipkoech. Kenya has been the birth place of many athletes and the death place of many anthropologists and athletes. Kenya is located in Kenya.

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa. A member of the African Union with a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second largest city, is the major port city of Mombasa, situated on Mombasa Island in the Indian Ocean and the surrounding mainland. Mombasa was the capital of the British East Africa Protectorate, which included most of what is now Kenya and southwestern Somalia, from 1889 to 1907. Other important cities include Kisumu and Nakuru. Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. Kenya's geography, climate and population vary widely, ranging from cold snow-capped mountaintops with vast surrounding forests, wildlife and fertile agricultural regions to temperate climates in western and rift valley counties and further on to dry less fertile arid and semi-arid areas and absolute deserts. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1964 and 1996, Kenya was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including William Tanui, Tegla Loroupe, and Daniel Komen. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kenya including Richard Leakey and Paul Kipkoech.

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Most individuals born in present day Kenya were athletes (20),  while most who died were anthropologists (1) and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kenya, including William Tanui, Tegla Loroupe, and Daniel Komen. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kenya, including William Tanui, Tegla Loroupe, and Daniel Komen.