Medan
Medan ranks 9,325th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gorham, Maine, Damghan, and Punnayurkulam. Memorable people born in Medan include Chairil Anwar and Amir Sjarifuddin. Medan has been the birth place of many writers and politicians. Medan is located in Indonesia.
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1907 and 1922, Medan was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Chairil Anwar and Amir Sjarifuddin.
People Born in Medan
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Most individuals born in present day Medan were writers (1) and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Medan since 1700.
