Stone Town
Stone Town ranks 15,392nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mount Eliza, Victoria, Mount Martha, Victoria, and Richmond, Victoria. Memorable people born in Stone Town include Freddie Mercury. Memorable people who died in Stone Town include Tippu Tip. Stone Town has been the birth place of many musicians and the death place of many politicians. Stone Town is located in Tanzania.
Stonetown of Zanzibar, also known as Mji Mkongwe, is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo, Swahili for 'the other side'. Stone Town is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. Former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and flourishing centre of the spice trade as well as the Indian Ocean slave trade in the 19th century, it retained its importance as the main city of Zanzibar during the period of the British protectorate. When Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined each other to form the United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar kept a semi-autonomous status, with Stone Town as its local government seat. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1946, Stone Town was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Freddie Mercury. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Stone Town including Tippu Tip.
People Born in Stone Town
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People Deceased in Stone Town
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Stone Town were musicians (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Stone Town, including Freddie Mercury. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Stone Town, including Freddie Mercury.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Stone Town since 1700.
