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Cusco (per)

Peru

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Cusco ranks 814th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Columbus, Georgia, Chartres, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Cusco include Atahualpa, Pachacuti, and Manco Cápac. Memorable people who died in Cusco include Sayri Túpac, John Peel, and David Samanez Ocampo. Cusco has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and explorers. Cusco is located in Peru.

Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1230 and 2000, Cusco was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Atahualpa, Pachacuti, and Manco Cápac. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Cusco including Sayri Túpac, John Peel, and David Samanez Ocampo. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Cusco than were born there.

People Born in Cusco

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People Deceased in Cusco

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Cusco were politicians (13), religious figures (3), writers (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (12), explorers (4), religious figures (3), presenters (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cusco, including Valentín Paniagua. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cusco, including Atahualpa, Pachacuti, and Manco Inca Yupanqui.

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Overlapping Lives

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