Popayán
Popayán ranks 4,487th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newbury, Berkshire, Florida, Valle del Cauca, and Pont-à-Mousson. Memorable people born in Popayán include Guillermo León Valencia, Joaquín Mosquera, and Alejandro Falla. Popayán has been the birth place of many politicians and tennis players. Popayán is located in Colombia.
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an area of 483 km2, is located 1760 meters above sea level, and has an average temperature of 18 °C. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1787 and 1983, Popayán was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Guillermo León Valencia, Joaquín Mosquera, and Alejandro Falla.
People Born in Popayán
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Guillermo León Valencia
1909 - 1971
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1
Joaquín Mosquera
1787 - 1878
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 2
Alejandro Falla
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Popayán were politicians (2) and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Popayán since 1700.
