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Kinshasa (cod)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kinshasa ranks 221st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Porto Alegre, Austria-Hungary, and Liège. The most famous people from Kinshasa are Claude Makélélé, Dikembe Mutombo, and Félix Tshisekedi. The most famous people who died in Kinshasa are Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Antoine Gizenga, and Kembo Uba Kembo. Kinshasa has been the birth place of many soccer players, and basketball players and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Kinshasa is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17.8 million in 2024. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the third-most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, and the world's twenty-second most populous city and fourth-most populous capital city. It is the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC, housing several industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, and entertainment. The city also hosts some of the DRC's significant institutional buildings, such as the People's Palace, Palace of the Nation, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, African Union City, Marble Palace, Martyrs Stadium, Government House, Kinshasa Financial Center, and other national departments and agencies. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, Kinshasa was the birth place of 68 globally memorable people, including Claude Makélélé, Dikembe Mutombo, and Félix Tshisekedi. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Kinshasa including Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Antoine Gizenga, and Kembo Uba Kembo.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kinshasa were soccer players (49), basketball players (6), politicians (4), singers (4), and athletes (2),  while most who died were soccer players (5), politicians (2), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kinshasa, including Claude Makélélé, Roger Lukaku, and Steve Mandanda. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kinshasa, including Claude Makélélé, Roger Lukaku, and Steve Mandanda.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Kinshasa since 1700.