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Pyongyang (prk)

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Pyongyang ranks 296th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tirana, Hartford, Connecticut, and Pasadena, California. Memorable people born in Pyongyang include Kim Jong-un, Ri Kwang-hyok, and Pak Chol-jin. Memorable people who died in Pyongyang include Cho Man-sik, Nam Il, and Jo Myong-rok. Pyongyang has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Pyongyang is located in North Korea.

Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 550 and 2013, Pyongyang was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Kim Jong-un, Ri Kwang-hyok, and Pak Chol-jin. Additionaly, 20 globally memorable people have passed away in Pyongyang including Cho Man-sik, Nam Il, and Jo Myong-rok.

People Born in Pyongyang

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Pyongyang were soccer players (21), politicians (13), athletes (3), military personnels (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (15), social activists (2), military personnels (2), and martial arts (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pyongyang, including Ri Kwang-hyok, Pak Chol-jin, and Pak Doo-ik. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pyongyang, including Ri Kwang-hyok, Pak Chol-jin, and Kim Sung-gan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Pyongyang since 1700.