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Laos

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Laos ranks 155th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, and Sierra Leone. Memorable people born in present day Laos include Khamtai Siphandon, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Bounnhang Vorachith. Memorable people who died in Laos include Khamtai Siphandon, Souphanouvong, and Sisavang Vatthana. Laos has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and explorers.

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Located on the Indochinese Peninsula, it is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Having a population of approximately 8 million, its capital and most populous city is Vientiane. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1316 and 2002, present day Laos was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Khamtai Siphandon, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Bounnhang Vorachith. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Laos including Khamtai Siphandon, Souphanouvong, and Sisavang Vatthana.

People Born in Present Day Laos

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People Deceased in Present Day Laos

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Laos were politicians (18), soccer players (2), swimmers (2), athletes (2), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (11), explorers (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Laos, including Thongloun Sisoulith, Bounnhang Vorachith, and Choummaly Sayasone. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Laos, including Khamtai Siphandon, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Bounnhang Vorachith.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in present day Laos since 1700.