List of Famous people born in Eastern Region, Uganda

Joshua Cheptegei

First Name Joshua

Last Name Cheptegei

Born on September 12, 1996 (age 28)

Born in Uganda, Eastern Region

Height 167 cm | 5'6

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei is a Ugandan long-distance runner and 2019 world champion in the 10,000 m.

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Mayur Madhvani

First Name Mayur

Born on November 30, 1944 (age 80)

Born in Uganda, Eastern Region

Mayur Madhvani is an Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist of Indian-origin. He is a joint managing director of the Madhvani Group of Companies, headquartered in Kakira, Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

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Stephen Kiprotich

First Name Stephen

Last Name Kiprotich

Born on February 27, 1989 (age 35)

Born in Uganda, Eastern Region

Height 172 cm | 5'8

Stephen Kiprotich is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in Kapchorwa District. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won gold at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. He is the second person, after Gezahegne Abera, to follow an Olympic marathon gold medal with a world championship gold medal for the same event.

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