The Most Famous
FENCERS from Cuba
This page contains a list of the greatest Cuban Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 3 of which were born in Cuba. This makes Cuba the birth place of the 20th most number of Fencers behind Netherlands, and Guadeloupe.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Fencers of all time. This list of famous Cuban Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ramón Fonst (1883 - 1959)
With an HPI of 59.58, Ramón Fonst is the most famous Cuban Fencer. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.
Ramón Fonst Segundo (July 31, 1883 – September 9, 1959) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana. He became the first non-European and the only Latin American to win a title.
2. Manuel Díaz (1874 - 1929)
With an HPI of 58.08, Manuel Díaz is the 2nd most famous Cuban Fencer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez (April 8, 1874 – February 20, 1929) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Havana and died in Rochester, Minnesota. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the individual sabre and team foil competition. He also fenced at Harvard College.
3. Iván Trevejo (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 44.01, Iván Trevejo is the 3rd most famous Cuban Fencer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Iván Trevejo (born 1 September 1971) is a Cuban-born French fencer, silver Olympic medallist in 1996 and team world champion in 1997 for Cuba. He earned a team bronze medal for France in 2013.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Cuban fencers born between 1874 and 1971. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Cuban fencers include Iván Trevejo. The most famous deceased Cuban fencers include Ramón Fonst, and Manuel Díaz. As of April 2024, 3 new Cuban fencers have been added to Pantheon including Ramón Fonst, Manuel Díaz, and Iván Trevejo.
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Ramón Fonst
1883 - 1959
HPI: 59.58
Manuel Díaz
1874 - 1929
HPI: 58.08
Iván Trevejo
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.01
