Cultural Production in
Present Day
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ranks 195th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, and Papua New Guinea. Memorable people born in present day New Caledonia include Christian Karembeu, Antoine Kombouaré, and Francis Carco. Memorable people who died in New Caledonia include Robert Sassone. New Caledonia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and cyclists and the death place of many cyclists.
New Caledonia is a French territory comprising a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. Located 16,100 km (10,000 mi) from Metropolitan France, it forms a sui generis collectivity of the French Republic, a legal status unique in overseas France, enshrined in a dedicated chapter of the French Constitution and with an on-going project to a status of State of New Caledonia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1999, present day New Caledonia was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Christian Karembeu, Antoine Kombouaré, and Francis Carco. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in present day New Caledonia including Robert Sassone.
People Born in Present Day New Caledonia
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Christian Karembeu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 1
Antoine Kombouaré
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2
Francis Carco
WRITER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3
Colin Higgins
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 4
Jacques Zimako
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2021
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 5
Frédéric Piquionne
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 6
Robert Sassone
CYCLIST
1978 - 2016
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 7
Laurent Gané
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 8
Bertrand Kaï
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 9
Georges Gope-Fenepej
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 10
Bassa Mawem
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 11
Maxime Grousset
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day New Caledonia
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Most individuals born in present day New Caledonia were soccer players (6), cyclists (2), swimmers (2), writers (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day New Caledonia, including Christian Karembeu, Antoine Kombouaré, and Jacques Zimako. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Caledonia, including Christian Karembeu, Antoine Kombouaré, and Jacques Zimako.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present day New Caledonia since 1700.
