Purworejo Regency
Purworejo Regency ranks 19,339th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bad Bleiberg, Finkenstein am Faaker See, and Stockenboi. Memorable people born in Purworejo Regency include Jan Toorop, and Ganjar Pranowo. Purworejo Regency has been the birth place of many painters, and politicians. Purworejo Regency is located in Indonesia.
Purworejo is a regency in the southern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,081.45 km2 and had a population of 695,427 at the 2010 Census and 769,880 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 795,033. Its capital is the town of Purworejo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1858 and 1968, Purworejo Regency was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Jan Toorop, and Ganjar Pranowo.
People Born in Purworejo Regency
Go to all RankingsJan Toorop
PAINTER
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1
Ganjar Pranowo
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Purworejo Regency
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Most individuals born in present day Purworejo Regency were painters (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Purworejo Regency, including Ganjar Pranowo. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Purworejo Regency, including Jan Toorop.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Purworejo Regency since 1700.


