Namwon
Namwon ranks 9,134th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kisvárda, Immenstadt, and Kelč. Memorable people born in Namwon include Oh Eun-sun, and Shin Joon-sup. Namwon has been the birth place of many mountaineers, and athletes. Namwon is located in South Korea.
Namwon is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Namwon is about 50 minutes from the provincial capital of Jeonju, which is almost three hours away from Seoul. The official city flower is Royal Azalea (철쭉) while the city tree is the crape-myrtle (배롱나무) and the city bird is the swallow (제비). Namwon is a small city located just outside Jirisan National Park, which has the largest set of mountains on the South Korean Mainland. It also borders the Seomjin River, one of South Korea's more prominent rivers. It is 3 hours and 15 minutes from the Seoul Central City Bus Terminal and about one hour from both the U-Square Bus Terminal in Gwangju and the Jeonju Inter City Bus Terminal. It is called "the City of Love" because of the famous Korean love story of Chunhyang. Gwanghanlu Garden is a shrine to this love story. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1963 and 1966, Namwon was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Oh Eun-sun, and Shin Joon-sup.
People Born in Namwon
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Oh Eun-sun
MOUNTAINEER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2
Shin Joon-sup
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Namwon were mountaineers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, mountaineers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Namwon, including Oh Eun-sun. Whereas, throughout history, mountaineers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Namwon, including Oh Eun-sun.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Namwon since 1700.
