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Mathare (ken)

Kenya

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Mathare ranks 18,547th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Čaklov, Pant Glas, and Ladomirová. The most famous people from Mathare are Dennis Oliech. Mathare has been the birth place of many soccer players. Mathare is located in Kenya.

Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football teams Mathare United and Real Mathare of the MYSA. Mathare is currently part of two electoral constituencies; the titular Mathare Constituency and the northern part being in Ruaraka Constituency. The northern part was initially part of Kasarani Constituency up to the 2013 elections when Kasarani was split into three electoral constituencies; Ruaraka being among them. The southern part was domiciled in Starehe Constituency. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1985, Mathare was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Dennis Oliech.

People Born in Mathare

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Mathare were soccer players (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mathare, including Dennis Oliech. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mathare, including Dennis Oliech.

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Overlapping Lives

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