Cultural Production in
Present Day
Martinique
Martinique
Martinique ranks 146th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rwanda, Faroe Islands, and Niger. Memorable people born in present day Martinique include Frantz Fanon, Alexandre de Beauharnais, and Aimé Césaire. Memorable people who died in Martinique include Aimé Césaire, Edward Low, and Eugenia Charles. Martinique has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Kariʼnja. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1760 and 1997, present day Martinique was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Frantz Fanon, Alexandre de Beauharnais, and Aimé Césaire. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Martinique including Aimé Césaire, Edward Low, and Eugenia Charles.
People Born in Present Day Martinique
Go to all RankingsFrantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Alexandre de Beauharnais
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1760 - 1794
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 10
Aimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 7
Édouard Glissant
WRITER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 12
Karine Jean-Pierre
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 18
Gérard Janvion
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 29
René Maran
WRITER
1887 - 1960
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 11
Patrick Chamoiseau
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 26
Euzhan Palcy
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 13
Joël Abati
HANDBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 1
Allen Chastanet
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 9
Wendie Renard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Present Day Martinique
Go to all RankingsAimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1
Edward Low
PIRATE
1690 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 5
Eugenia Charles
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 3
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1870
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4
Daniel Leclercq
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Martinique were athletes (7), soccer players (6), writers (4), handball players (2), and politicians (2), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (1), pirates (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Martinique, including Kayra Sayit, Ronald Pognon, and Dimitri Bascou. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Martinique, including Kayra Sayit, Ronald Pognon, and Dimitri Bascou.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in present day Martinique since 1700.