Baracoa
Baracoa ranks 8,512th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Taquaritinga, Sandanski, and Smalyavichy. Memorable people born in Baracoa include Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, María Caridad Colón, and Elisbet Gámez. Memorable people who died in Baracoa include Hatuey, and Arnaldo Ochoa. Baracoa has been the birth place of many astronauts, and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Baracoa is located in Cuba.
Baracoa, whose full original name is: Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christopher Columbus on November 27, 1492, and then founded by the first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on August 15, 1511. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba and was its first capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1942 and 1997, Baracoa was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, María Caridad Colón, and Elisbet Gámez. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Baracoa including Hatuey, and Arnaldo Ochoa.
People Born in Baracoa
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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 3
María Caridad Colón
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 2
Elisbet Gámez
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 5.36
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Baracoa
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Baracoa were astronauts (1), athletes (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Baracoa, including Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. Whereas, throughout history, astronauts have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Baracoa, including Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Baracoa since 1700.
