Cultural Production in
Present Day
Réunion
Réunion
Réunion ranks 167th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oman, Bhutan, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Memorable people born in present day Réunion include Roland Garros, Michel Houellebecq, and Leconte de Lisle. Memorable people who died in Réunion include Albert Zafy, Edmond Albius, and Armand de Las Cuevas. Réunion has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and biologists.
Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 kilometres east of the island of Madagascar and 175 kilometres (94 nmi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2025, it had a population of 896,175. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, present day Réunion was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Roland Garros, Michel Houellebecq, and Leconte de Lisle. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Réunion including Albert Zafy, Edmond Albius, and Armand de Las Cuevas.
People Born in Present Day Réunion
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Roland Garros
PILOT
1888 - 1918
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 9
Michel Houellebecq
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 17
Leconte de Lisle
WRITER
1818 - 1894
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 6
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 8
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
CHESS PLAYER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 7
Raymond Barre
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 10
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 11
Évariste de Parny
WRITER
1753 - 1814
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 12
Dimitri Payet
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 23
Jackson Richardson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 21
Daniel Narcisse
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 20
Florent Sinama Pongolle
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Present Day Réunion
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Albert Zafy
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 3
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 2
Armand de Las Cuevas
CYCLIST
1968 - 2018
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Réunion were soccer players (6), writers (3), athletes (3), handball players (2), and pilots (1), while most who died were politicians (1), biologists (1), and cyclists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Réunion, including Dimitri Payet, Florent Sinama Pongolle, and Guillaume Hoarau. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Réunion, including Dimitri Payet, Florent Sinama Pongolle, and Guillaume Hoarau.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in present day Réunion since 1700.
