Cultural Production in

Present Day

Nairobi (ken)

Kenya

Icon of placeNairobi

Nairobi ranks 742nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ho Chi Minh City, Constanța, and 16th arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in Nairobi include Richard Dawkins, Roger Whittaker, and Richard Leakey. Memorable people who died in Nairobi include Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama Sr., and Aden Adde. Nairobi has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Nairobi is located in Kenya.

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 million, making it the 11th most populous city in Africa. Nicknamed the “Green City in the Sun,” Nairobi is uniquely notable for being the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries, and its name originates from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, meaning “place of cool waters." Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1926 and 2001, Nairobi was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Richard Dawkins, Roger Whittaker, and Richard Leakey. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Nairobi including Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama Sr., and Aden Adde.

People Born in Nairobi

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Newly Added People Born in Nairobi

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

People Deceased in Nairobi

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Nairobi were athletes (8), soccer players (7), actors (3), cyclists (2), and film directors (2),  while most who died were politicians (9), writers (3), economists (1), anthropologists (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nairobi, including Robert Wangila, Stephen Kipkorir, and Yasemin Can. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nairobi, including Robert Wangila, Stephen Kipkorir, and Yasemin Can.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Nairobi since 1700.