Nairobi
Nairobi ranks 742nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ho Chi Minh City, Constanța, and 16th arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in Nairobi include Richard Dawkins, Roger Whittaker, and Deep Roy. Memorable people who died in Nairobi include Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama Sr., and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. Nairobi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Nairobi is located in Kenya.
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. The city is commonly referred to as The Green City in the Sun. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 1997, Nairobi was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Richard Dawkins, Roger Whittaker, and Deep Roy. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Nairobi including Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama Sr., and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta.
People Born in Nairobi
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Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 3
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 4
Uhuru Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 5
Philippa Gregory
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 6
Edi Gathegi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 7
Chris Froome
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 8
Zena Marshall
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 9
Gurinder Chadha
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 10
Michael Olunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 11
Robert Wangila
ATHLETE
1967 - 1994
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Nairobi
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Wangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 2
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1942
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 4
Mary Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 6
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 7
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 8
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2021
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 9
Naftali Temu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2003
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 10
Beryl Markham
WRITER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 11
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2012
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nairobi were soccer players (4), actors (3), athletes (2), biologists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were politicians (9), writers (3), economists (1), anthropologists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nairobi, including Michael Olunga, McDonald Mariga, and Victor Wanyama. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nairobi, including Michael Olunga, McDonald Mariga, and Victor Wanyama.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Nairobi since 1700.
