Parakou
Parakou ranks 10,297th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qixia, Shandong, Armorica, and Quetzaltenango. Memorable people born in Parakou include Hubert Maga, and Steve Mounié. Parakou has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Parakou is located in Benin.
Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin's 77 communes. Since 2015, its mayor is Souradjou Adamou Karimou. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1916 and 1994, Parakou was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Hubert Maga, and Steve Mounié.
People Born in Parakou
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Hubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1
Steve Mounié
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.10
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Parakou were politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Parakou, including Steve Mounié. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Parakou, including Hubert Maga.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Parakou since 1700.
