Countries where famous people were born, and which country would be if born today

These people were born in a country, but if born today, they would belong to a different country. For example, Joseph Stalin was born in the Soviet Union. But today, the city where he was born belongs to the Republic of Georgia.
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Last updated: February 15, 2017
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Person
Original Country
Current Country
Mother Theresa
Ottoman Empire
Macedonia
Ho Chi Minh
France
Vietnam
Hammurabi
Babylon
Iraq
Kim Jong-il (officially)
Japanese Empire
North Korea
Immanuel Kant
Prussia
Russia
Jesus
Roman Empire
Israel
Radovan Karadžić
Yugoslavia
Montenegro
Person
Original Country
Current Country
Simón Bolívar
Spanish Empire
Venezuela
Mobutu Sese Seko
Belgium
Dem. Rep. of Congo
George Washington
British Empire
United States
Muammar Gaddafi
Italy
Libya
Garry Kasparov
Soviet Union
Azerbaijan
Nikola Tesla
Austrian Empire
Croatia
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Level 76
Feb 15, 2017
Interesting quiz. I tried "French Indo-China" for Ho Chi Minh without luck - would you accept that?
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Level 71
Jul 9, 2018
Good quiz, one or two surprises.
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Level 13
Jul 25, 2018
Everyone here is dead
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Level 60
Nov 19, 2021
Stalin was born in Georgia long before the Soviet Union existed! Plus, Christ was born in Judaea, not some 'country' called the Roman Empire. You seem to have some difficulty differentiating between a country and an empire in several of these.
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Level 69
Nov 19, 2021
What an amazing and well researched quiz. I really enjoyed this. Well done!
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Level 69
Nov 19, 2021
I really like this quiz. I think some of the birth countries are inaccurate though- e.g Mobutu Sese Seku was not born in Belgium, he was born in the Belgian Congo. Ho Chi Minh wasn't born in France, he was born in French Indo-China. Great quiz idea though, thanks.
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Level 71
Nov 19, 2021
belgium and france owned their colonies though so why wouldn’t you pick out washington either. in my opinion the quiz is correct already
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Level 51
Nov 8, 2023
Please can you add a bit more time. Very good quiz though, go the old lemon going!