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Shurugwi (zwe)

Zimbabwe

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Shurugwi ranks 18,299th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sirajganj District, Narail District, and Headington. Memorable people born in Shurugwi include Ian Smith. Shurugwi has been the birth place of many politicians. Shurugwi is located in Zimbabwe.

Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census. The town was established in 1899 on the Selukwe Goldfield, which itself was discovered in the early 1890s not long after the annexation of Rhodesia by the Pioneer Column. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1919, Shurugwi was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Ian Smith.

People Born in Shurugwi

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Shurugwi were politicians (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shurugwi, including Ian Smith.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Shurugwi since 1700.