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Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 91st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Costa Rica, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Memorable people born in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo include Patrice Lumumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Moïse Tshombe. Memorable people who died in Democratic Republic of the Congo include Patrice Lumumba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Democratic Republic of the Congo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, or more infrequently Zaire is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the fourth-most populous in Africa and the most populous nominally Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; and Zambia and Angola to the south. Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and is crossed by many rivers, while the east and southeast are mountainous. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Democratic Republic of the Congo was the birth place of 126 globally memorable people, including Patrice Lumumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Moïse Tshombe. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo including Patrice Lumumba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu.

People Born in Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo

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People Deceased in Present Day Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo were soccer players (71), politicians (21), basketball players (8), singers (8), and religious figures (4),  while most who died were politicians (5), soccer players (5), religious figures (2), explorers (1), and diplomats (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Claude Makélélé, Kembo Uba Kembo, and Roger Lukaku. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Claude Makélélé, Kembo Uba Kembo, and Roger Lukaku.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1700.