Nkana
Nkana ranks 18,156th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kunar Province, Biskupiec, and Uberaba. Memorable people born in Nkana include Denise Scott Brown. Nkana has been the birth place of many architects. Nkana is located in Zambia.
Nkana is a section of the city of Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia which started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station to support the growing complex of copper mining operations. It was named after Chief Nkana, the local traditional ruler. The copper mines of Nkana were originally owned by the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa. A large smelter was built at the site of the Nkana Mine. The mines in Nkana were among the largest copper mines in the world, employing in excess of 20,000 people. The city of Kitwe grew up as a service town for the Nkana mines but soon swallowed them up, leading to the name Kitwe-Nkana sometimes being used to refer to the city. There are now two suburbs of Kitwe that use the name Nkana, namely Nkana East and Nkana West. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1931, Nkana was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Denise Scott Brown.
People Born in Nkana
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nkana were architects (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, architects have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nkana, including Denise Scott Brown. Whereas, throughout history, architects have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nkana, including Denise Scott Brown.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nkana since 1700.
