Caracas
Caracas ranks 145th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Odessa, Indianapolis, and British Hong Kong. Memorable people born in Caracas include Simón Bolívar, Nicolás Maduro, and Baruj Benacerraf. Memorable people who died in Caracas include Hugo Chávez, Juan Pujol García, and Rafael Caldera. Caracas has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Caracas is located in Venezuela.
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200-foot) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1750 and 2002, Caracas was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Simón Bolívar, Nicolás Maduro, and Baruj Benacerraf. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in Caracas including Hugo Chávez, Juan Pujol García, and Rafael Caldera.
People Born in Caracas
Go to all RankingsSimón Bolívar
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1830
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 4
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 60
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 75
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 80
Reynaldo Hahn
COMPOSER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 82
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 21
Rómulo Gallegos
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 79
Andrés Bello
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1865
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 83
Arturo Sosa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 45
Teresa Carreño
SINGER
1853 - 1917
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 53
Johnny Cecotto
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 43
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 25
Newly Added People Born in Caracas
Go to all RankingsMaría Gabriela de Faría
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 73
Jon Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 72
Cristian Cásseres Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 71
People Deceased in Caracas
Go to all RankingsHugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 7
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 41
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 23
Rómulo Gallegos
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 39
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 20
José Antonio Abreu
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 14
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 27
José Gregorio Hernández
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1919
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 29
Jaime Lusinchi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 6
Eleazar López Contreras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1973
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 8
Cristóbal Mendoza
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1829
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 35
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1950
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 28
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Caracas were politicians (19), soccer players (18), actors (11), athletes (8), and writers (5), while most who died were politicians (22), writers (4), religious figures (4), military personnels (2), and physicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Caracas, including Salomón Rondón, Danny, and José Manuel Rey. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Caracas, including Simón Bolívar, Nicolás Maduro, and Carolina Herrera.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Caracas since 1700.