Kluang
Kluang ranks 24,130th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Debanandapur, Lorch, Austria, and Guling, Jiangxi. Memorable people born in Kluang include Noordin Mohammad Top. Kluang has been the birth place of many extremists. Kluang is located in Malaysia.
Kluang, formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 minutes of all major urban areas of Johor. Kluang, combined with Batu Pahat, encompasses central Johor with a market catchment of over 700,000. Over the 20th century, Kluang's economy transitioned from rubber to palm oil and now has some of Malaysia's largest organic farms. The industrial sector has also grown significantly with multinational investment and a critical mass of tile manufacturers enabling the district to be called the 'tile capital of Malaysia'. The organic farming sector has also boosted Kluang as an ecotourism destination with key farms such as Zenxin, UK Agro and Kahang Organic Rice Farm. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1968, Kluang was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Noordin Mohammad Top.
People Born in Kluang
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Most individuals born in present day Kluang were extremists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kluang, including Noordin Mohammad Top. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kluang, including Noordin Mohammad Top.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kluang since 1700.
