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Cotonou (ben)

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Cotonou ranks 3,602nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wooster, Ohio, Vicente López, Buenos Aires, and Berchem. Memorable people born in Cotonou include Djimon Hounsou, Angélique Kidjo, and Coffi Codjia. Memorable people who died in Cotonou include Christophe Soglo, Hubert Maga, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Cotonou has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Cotonou is located in Benin.

Cotonou is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1951 and 2002, Cotonou was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Djimon Hounsou, Angélique Kidjo, and Coffi Codjia. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Cotonou including Christophe Soglo, Hubert Maga, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Cotonou than were born there.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Cotonou were politicians (2), actors (1), musicians (1), singers (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (8).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cotonou, including Coffi Codjia, and Pascal Koupaki. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cotonou, including Coffi Codjia, and Pascal Koupaki.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Cotonou since 1700.