Thimphu
Thimphu ranks 4,700th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Whitby, Fécamp, and Rajahmundry. Memorable people born in Thimphu include Lotay Tshering, Wangay Dorji, and Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. Thimphu has been the birth place of many noblemen, and politicians. Thimphu is located in Bhutan.
Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1969 and 2020, Thimphu was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Lotay Tshering, Wangay Dorji, and Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck.
People Born in Thimphu
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Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 1
Wangay Dorji
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 2
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
NOBLEMAN
2016 - Present
HPI: 23.14
Rank: 3
Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck
NOBLEMAN
2020 - Present
HPI: 12.91
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Thimphu
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Most individuals born in present day Thimphu were noblemen (2), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, noblemen have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Thimphu, including Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, and Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck. Whereas, throughout history, noblemen have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Thimphu, including Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, and Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Thimphu since 1700.
