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Bishkek (kgz)

Kyrgyzstan

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Bishkek ranks 628th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Coburg, Newton, Massachusetts, and Okinawa Prefecture. Memorable people born in Bishkek include Mikhail Frunze, Roza Otunbayeva, and Boris Pankin. Memorable people who died in Bishkek include Alykul Osmonov, Abdylas Maldybaev, and Fedor Samokhin. Bishkek has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and athletes. Bishkek is located in Kyrgyzstan.

Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek, and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest urban city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. Bishkek is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1.200.000 people, as of 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, Bishkek was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Mikhail Frunze, Roza Otunbayeva, and Boris Pankin. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Bishkek including Alykul Osmonov, Abdylas Maldybaev, and Fedor Samokhin.

People Born in Bishkek

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People Deceased in Bishkek

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bishkek were athletes (10), politicians (8), soccer players (4), military personnels (2), and wrestlers (2),  while most who died were writers (2), athletes (2), composers (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bishkek, including Igor Paklin, Nikolay Chernetskiy, and Aisuluu Tynybekova. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bishkek, including Igor Paklin, Nikolay Chernetskiy, and Ryan Murphy.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Bishkek since 1700.