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Luanda (ago)

Angola

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Luanda ranks 336th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tours, Nancy, France, and Metz. Memorable people born in Luanda include José Eduardo dos Santos, José Águas, and Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos. Memorable people who died in Luanda include Holden Roberto, Georg Marcgrave, and Lúcio Lara. Luanda has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and astronomers. Luanda is located in Angola.

Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil, with over 8.3 million inhabitants in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1917 and 1996, Luanda was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including José Eduardo dos Santos, José Águas, and Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Luanda including Holden Roberto, Georg Marcgrave, and Lúcio Lara.

People Born in Luanda

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People Deceased in Luanda

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Luanda were soccer players (30), politicians (5), social activists (1), singers (1), and wrestlers (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), and astronomers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Luanda, including José Águas, Jorge Mendonça, and William Carvalho. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Luanda, including José Águas, Jorge Mendonça, and William Carvalho.

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Overlapping Lives

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