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Yogyakarta ranks 2,578th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Britain, Connecticut, Oaxaca City, and West Hartford, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Yogyakarta include Megawati Sukarnoputri, Diponegoro, and Hamengkubuwono IX. Memorable people who died in Yogyakarta include Ki Hajar Dewantara and Amir Sjarifuddin. Yogyakarta has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians. Yogyakarta is located in Indonesia.

Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textiles, drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and wayang puppetry. Renowned as a centre of Indonesian education, Yogyakarta is home to a large student population and dozens of schools and universities, including Gadjah Mada University, the country's largest institute of higher education and one of its most prestigious. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1785 and 1970, Yogyakarta was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Megawati Sukarnoputri, Diponegoro, and Hamengkubuwono IX. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Yogyakarta including Ki Hajar Dewantara and Amir Sjarifuddin.

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Most individuals born in present day Yogyakarta were politicians (3), religious figures (1), and tennis players (1),  while most who died were politicians (2).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Yogyakarta since 1700.