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Konya (tur)

Türkiye

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Konya ranks 2,847th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bray, County Wicklow, Cegléd, and Wallsend. The most famous people from Konya are Kayqubad I, Thecla, and Onesiphorus. The most famous people who died in Konya are Rumi, Thecla, and Mesud II. Konya has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and writers. Konya is located in Türkiye.

Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt Konia or Koniah. In the late medieval period, Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Turks' Sultanate of Rum, from where the sultans ruled over Anatolia. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2000, Konya was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Kayqubad I, Thecla, and Onesiphorus. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Konya including Rumi, Thecla, and Mesud II.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Konya were politicians (3), religious figures (2), actors (2), boxers (1), and engineers (1),  while most who died were religious figures (4), writers (2), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Konya, including Murat Yıldırım, and Hazal Kaya. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Konya, including Kayqubad I, Ali Yerlikaya, and Fahrettin Koca.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Konya since 1700.