Yangon
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
Go to all RankingsAung San Suu Kyi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 1
Peter Townsend
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 2
Htin Kyaw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3
Diana Abgar
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 4
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5
Helen
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 6
James Wilby
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 7
Vijay Rupani
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Yangon
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Go to all RankingsAung San
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1
Bahadur Shah Zafar
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2
Ne Win
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3
Khun Sa
MAFIOSO
1934 - 2007
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 4
Ba Maw
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1977
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 5
Soe Win
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2007
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 6
Saw Maung
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1997
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 7
Sao Shwe Thaik
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 8
San Yu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 9
Win Tin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 10
Kenji Nagai
JOURNALIST
1957 - 2007
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Yangon
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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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Yangon since 1700.