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Yangon (mmr)

Myanmar (Burma)

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Yangon ranks 1,903rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fribourg, Herford, and Jamaica. Memorable people born in Yangon include Aung San Suu Kyi, Peter Townsend, and Htin Kyaw. Memorable people who died in Yangon include Aung San, Bahadur Shah Zafar, and Ne Win. Yangon has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and mafiosos. Yangon is located in Myanmar (Burma).

Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1859 and 1958, Yangon was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Peter Townsend, and Htin Kyaw. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Yangon including Aung San, Bahadur Shah Zafar, and Ne Win. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Yangon than were born there.

People Born in Yangon

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People Deceased in Yangon

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Yangon were politicians (3), actors (2), social activists (1), military personnels (1), and musicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (9), mafiosos (1), and journalists (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yangon, including Htin Kyaw, and Vijay Rupani. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yangon, including Htin Kyaw, Diana Abgar, and Vijay Rupani.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Yangon since 1700.