Cuba
Cuba ranks 1,851st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Blagoevgrad, Bassano del Grappa, and Suita. Memorable people born in Cuba include José-Maria de Heredia, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, and Félix Savón. Memorable people who died in Cuba include Celia Sánchez, Pedro Bergés, and Héctor Socorro. Cuba has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Cuba is located in Cuba.
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises 4,195 islands, islets and cays, including the eponymous main island and Isla de la Juventud. Situated at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1842 and 1997, Cuba was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including José-Maria de Heredia, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, and Félix Savón. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Cuba including Celia Sánchez, Pedro Bergés, and Héctor Socorro.
People Born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsJosé-Maria de Heredia
WRITER
1842 - 1905
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 9
Leonardo Padura Fuentes
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 13
Félix Savón
BOXER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 1
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 3
Héctor Socorro
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 8
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 4
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 2
Manuel Chorens
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 12
Yul Vazquez
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 7
Urbia Meléndez
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 6
Yudel Johnson
BOXER
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 5
Ariel Torres
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.67
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsYul Vazquez
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 7
Urbia Meléndez
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 6
Yudel Johnson
BOXER
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Cuba
Go to all RankingsCelia Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 3
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 1
Héctor Socorro
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2
Manuel Chorens
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cuba were soccer players (5), writers (2), boxers (2), athletes (2), and actors (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, boxers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cuba, including Félix Savón, and Yudel Johnson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cuba, including Pedro Bergés, Héctor Socorro, and José Antonio Rodríguez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Cuba since 1700.













