Uasin Gishu County
Uasin Gishu County ranks 1,950th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Augustenborg, Denmark, Blackheath, London, and Nishitōkyō. Memorable people born in Uasin Gishu County include Noah Ngeny, Agnes Tirop, and Asbel Kiprop. Uasin Gishu County has been the birth place of many athletes. Uasin Gishu County is located in Kenya.
Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret has the county's largest population centre as well as its administrative and commercial centre. "It lies between longitudes 34 degrees 50' east and 35 degrees 37' West and latitudes 0 degrees 03' South and 0 degrees 55' North. It is a highland plateau with altitudes falling gently from 2,700 meters above sea level to about 1,500 meters above sea level. The topography is higher to the east and declines gently towards the western border". Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1978 and 1995, Uasin Gishu County was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Noah Ngeny, Agnes Tirop, and Asbel Kiprop.
People Born in Uasin Gishu County
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Noah Ngeny
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 1
Agnes Tirop
1995 - 2021
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 2
Asbel Kiprop
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.73
Rank: 3
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.98
Rank: 4
Micah Kogo
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.81
Rank: 5
Nicholas Bett
1990 - 2018
HPI: 23.68
Rank: 6
Eunice Sum
1988 - Present
HPI: 19.60
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Uasin Gishu County
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Uasin Gishu County were athletes (7), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Uasin Gishu County since 1700.
