Pocheon
Pocheon ranks 16,215th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bromham, Bedfordshire, Atcham, and Delfshaven. Memorable people born in Pocheon include Shin Hye-jeong. Pocheon has been the birth place of many actors. Pocheon is located in South Korea.
Pocheon (Korean: 포천; Korean pronunciation: [pʰo.tɕʰʌn]) is an inland city in northeast Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It covers 826.48 km (513.55 mi)2 with a population of 160,176 people, according to the 2008 census. Pocheon lies between Seoul and the mountainous northwestern areas of Gangwon Province. The city borders Yeoncheon county, with the cities of Dongducheon and Yangju to the west, along with Uijeongbu, and Namyangju of Gyeonggi province to the south. It also borders Hwacheon county of Gangwon province on its eastern border and Cheorwon is to the north. Alongside the adjoining Gapyeong, Pocheon consists of the highest mountainous areas in Gyeonggi province. The current city of Pocheon was created after Pocheon-hyeon and Yeongpyeong counties were merged. The north part of the city used to be part of Yeongpyeong county while the south used to be part of Pocheon-hyeon. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1993, Pocheon was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Shin Hye-jeong.
People Born in Pocheon
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pocheon were actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pocheon, including Shin Hye-jeong. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pocheon, including Shin Hye-jeong.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Pocheon since 1700.
