Sangju
Sangju ranks 8,057th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Geoje, Republic of the Congo, and Chilgok County. The most famous people from Sangju are Kim Boo-kyum, and Kwon Soon-woo. Sangju has been the birth place of many politicians, and tennis players. Sangju is located in South Korea.
Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju, it gives rise to half of the name of the Gyeongsang Provinces. Sangju is nicknamed Sam Baek, or "Three Whites", referring to three prominent agricultural products rice, silkworm cocoons, and dried persimmons from the area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1958 and 1997, Sangju was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Kim Boo-kyum, and Kwon Soon-woo.
People Born in Sangju
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Kim Boo-kyum
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 1
Kwon Soon-woo
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sangju were politicians (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sangju, including Kim Boo-kyum. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sangju, including Kim Boo-kyum.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sangju since 1700.
