Nyeri
Nyeri ranks 3,937th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lippstadt, Jamestown, North Dakota, and Abia State. Memorable people born in Nyeri include Catherine Ndereba, Patrick Makau Musyoki, and Charles Kamathi. Memorable people who died in Nyeri include Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Jim Corbett, and Boyd Alexander. Nyeri has been the birth place of many athletes, and volleyball players and the death place of many military personnels, and writers. Nyeri is located in Kenya.
Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province. The town is situated about 150 km north of Kenya's capital Nairobi, in the country's densely populated and fertile Central Highlands. The town lies between the eastern base of the Aberdare (Nyandarua) Range, which forms part of the eastern end of the Great Rift Valley, and the western slopes of Mount Kenya. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Nyeri was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Catherine Ndereba, Patrick Makau Musyoki, and Charles Kamathi. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Nyeri including Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Jim Corbett, and Boyd Alexander.
People Born in Nyeri
Go to all RankingsCatherine Ndereba
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 1
Patrick Makau Musyoki
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 2
Charles Kamathi
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.83
Rank: 3
Margaret Wambui
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 4
Jane Wairimu
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Erik Holmer
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Andrew Amonde
RUGBY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Bush Mwale
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Enrique González
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Pamela Jepkirui
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Marcus Lawler
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Noel Murambi
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nyeri
Go to all RankingsJane Wairimu
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Erik Holmer
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
Andrew Amonde
RUGBY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Bush Mwale
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Enrique González
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Pamela Jepkirui
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Marcus Lawler
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Noel Murambi
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Nyeri
Go to all RankingsRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 2
Boyd Alexander
EXPLORER
1873 - 1910
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nyeri were athletes (8), volleyball players (3), and rugby players (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), writers (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nyeri, including Catherine Ndereba, Patrick Makau Musyoki, and Charles Kamathi. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nyeri, including Catherine Ndereba, Patrick Makau Musyoki, and Charles Kamathi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nyeri since 1700.