La Ceiba
La Ceiba ranks 1,071st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Offenbach am Main, Brandenburg an der Havel, and Harrow, London. Memorable people born in La Ceiba include José Azcona del Hoyo, Jaime Villegas, and Wilson Palacios. Memorable people who died in La Ceiba include Lisa Lopes, and Arnold Peralta. La Ceiba has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many musicians, and soccer players. La Ceiba is located in Honduras.
La Ceiba is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With an estimated population of 232,696 living in approximately 170 residential areas, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the country. It was also one of several important ports during colonial times for exporting goods like sugar and gold to Spain and importing enslaved Africans to Honduras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 2000, La Ceiba was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including José Azcona del Hoyo, Jaime Villegas, and Wilson Palacios. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in La Ceiba including Lisa Lopes, and Arnold Peralta.
People Born in La Ceiba
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José Azcona del Hoyo
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 11
Jaime Villegas
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 14
Wilson Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 15
Víctor Bernárdez
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 5
Jerry Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 3
Hendry Thomas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 1
Johnny Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 2
Ricardo Canales
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 9
Arnold Peralta
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - 2015
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 10
Jorge Claros
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 7
Brayan Beckeles
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 8
Marvin Chávez
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 4
People Deceased in La Ceiba
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Newly Added People Deceased in La Ceiba
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Most individuals born in present day La Ceiba were soccer players (13), politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were musicians (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Ceiba, including Jaime Villegas, Wilson Palacios, and Víctor Bernárdez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Ceiba, including Jaime Villegas, Wilson Palacios, and Víctor Bernárdez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in La Ceiba since 1700.
