Uganda
Uganda ranks 1,970th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dreux, Camarillo, California, and Le Puy-en-Velay. Memorable people born in Uganda include Bazilio Olara-Okello, Emmanuel Wamala, and Scott Hicks. Uganda has been the birth place of many athletes, and military personnels. Uganda is located in Uganda.
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, it lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1926 and 2004, Uganda was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Bazilio Olara-Okello, Emmanuel Wamala, and Scott Hicks.
People Born in Uganda
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Bazilio Olara-Okello
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1929 - 1990
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 1
Emmanuel Wamala
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 2
Scott Hicks
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 3
Shekhar Mehta
RACING DRIVER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 4
Robinah Nabbanja
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5
Davis Kamoga
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.52
Rank: 6
Solomon Mutai
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.58
Rank: 7
Leah Namugerwa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2004 - Present
HPI: 15.59
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Uganda
Go to all RankingsRobinah Nabbanja
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5
Leah Namugerwa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2004 - Present
HPI: 15.59
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Uganda were athletes (2), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), film directors (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Uganda, including Davis Kamoga, and Solomon Mutai. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Uganda, including Davis Kamoga, and Solomon Mutai.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Uganda since 1700.
