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Suwon (kor)

South Korea

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Suwon ranks 711th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Muroran, Orléans, and Salamanca. Memorable people born in Suwon include Na Hye-sok, Song Kang, and Park Hae-soo. Memorable people who died in Suwon include Kwon Ri-se. Suwon has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many singers. Suwon is located in South Korea.

Suwon is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population close to 1¼ million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan Metropolitan City, though it enjoys a lesser degree of self-governance as a 'special case city'. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1896 and 2004, Suwon was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Na Hye-sok, Song Kang, and Park Hae-soo. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Suwon including Kwon Ri-se.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Suwon were actors (9), soccer players (4), singers (3), writers (1), and film directors (1),  while most who died were singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Suwon, including Song Kang, Park Hae-soo, and Ryu Jun-yeol. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Suwon, including Song Kang, Park Hae-soo, and Ryu Jun-yeol.

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Overlapping Lives

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