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Lagos (nga)

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Lagos ranks 162nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saitama (city), Strasbourg, and Bratislava. The most famous people from Lagos are Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Victor Osimhen. The most famous people who died in Lagos are Siad Barre, Murtala Mohammed, and Lee Evans. Lagos has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Lagos is located in Nigeria.

People

Between 0 and 2000, Lagos was the birth place of 104 globally memorable people, including Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Victor Osimhen. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Lagos including Siad Barre, Murtala Mohammed, and Lee Evans.

People Born in Lagos

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lagos were soccer players (62), actors (9), athletes (8), basketball players (5), and politicians (4),  while most who died were politicians (5), athletes (2), religious figures (2), soccer players (2), and musicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lagos, including Victor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi, and Obafemi Martins. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lagos, including Victor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi, and Obafemi Martins.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Lagos since 1700.

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