Cultural Production in

Present Day

Kenya

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Kenya ranks 81st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cameroon, Philippines, and Albania. Memorable people born in present day Kenya include Wangari Maathai, Richard Dawkins, and Barack Obama Sr.. Memorable people who died in Kenya include Wangari Maathai, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and Jim Corbett. Kenya has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many athletes, and politicians.

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. The second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a major port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. Going clockwise Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Kenya was the birth place of 253 globally memorable people, including Wangari Maathai, Richard Dawkins, and Barack Obama Sr.. Additionaly, 42 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Kenya including Wangari Maathai, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and Jim Corbett.

People Born in Present Day Kenya

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People Deceased in Present Day Kenya

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kenya were athletes (197), politicians (11), soccer players (10), writers (5), and volleyball players (5),  while most who died were athletes (19), politicians (12), writers (5), anthropologists (2), and military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Kenya, including Kipchoge Keino, Eliud Kipchoge, and Naftali Temu. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kenya, including Kipchoge Keino, Eliud Kipchoge, and Naftali Temu.

Places

Overlapping Lives

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