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Bandung (idn)

Indonesia

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Bandung ranks 1,884th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liptovský Mikuláš, Greenock, and Kandahar. The most famous people from Bandung are Henk Badings, Sandra Reemer, and Taufik Hidayat. The most famous people who died in Bandung are Adam Malik, Abdul Muis, and Nike Ardilla. Bandung has been the birth place of many actors, and badminton players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Bandung is located in Indonesia.

Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the third largest city in Indonesia and Greater Bandung is the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants. Situated 708 meters above sea level, approximately 135 kilometres southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler year-round temperatures than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies in a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains that provide a natural defense system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1907 and 2002, Bandung was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Henk Badings, Sandra Reemer, and Taufik Hidayat. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Bandung including Adam Malik, Abdul Muis, and Nike Ardilla.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bandung were actors (3), badminton players (2), athletes (2), composers (1), and singers (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), writers (1), and actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bandung, including Nike Ardilla, Sherina Munaf, and Tania Gunadi. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bandung, including Nike Ardilla, Sherina Munaf, and Tania Gunadi.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Bandung since 1700.