Cultural Production in
Present Day
Haiti
Haiti
Haiti ranks 96th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bolivia, Ethiopia, and Luxembourg. Memorable people born in present day Haiti include Toussaint Louverture, François Duvalier, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Memorable people who died in Haiti include François Duvalier, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Jean-Claude Duvalier. Haiti has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and physicians.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1474 and 2001, present day Haiti was the birth place of 96 globally memorable people, including Toussaint Louverture, François Duvalier, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Additionaly, 27 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Haiti including François Duvalier, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Jean-Claude Duvalier.
People Born in Present Day Haiti
Go to all RankingsToussaint Louverture
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1803
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 21
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 90
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 93
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1806
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 10
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 95
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 92
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 89
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 23
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 31
Jeanne Duval
ACTOR
1820 - 1862
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 30
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 40
Ariel Henry
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Present Day Haiti
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 19
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 22
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 25
Charles Leclerc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1802
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 15
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 21
Henri Christophe
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1820
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 8
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 9
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 16
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 11
Frankétienne
WRITER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 14
Faustin Soulouque
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1867
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 12
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 26
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Haiti were politicians (46), soccer players (19), athletes (7), writers (5), and actors (3), while most who died were politicians (17), physicians (2), writers (2), athletes (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Haiti, including Jean-Claude Duvalier, René Préval, and Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Haiti, including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and René Préval.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Haiti since 1700.