Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ranks 326th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turku, Chiba (city), and Málaga. Memorable people born in Port-au-Prince include François Duvalier, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and René Préval. Memorable people who died in Port-au-Prince include François Duvalier, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Jean-Claude Duvalier. Port-au-Prince has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Port-au-Prince is located in Haiti.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1770 and 1999, Port-au-Prince was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including François Duvalier, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and René Préval. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Port-au-Prince including François Duvalier, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Jean-Claude Duvalier.
People Born in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 24
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 26
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 25
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 33
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 36
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 35
Emmanuel Sanon
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2008
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
Constantin Henriquez
ATHLETE
1850 - 1942
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 37
Michaëlle Jean
JOURNALIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3
Michel Martelly
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 30
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 14
Newly Added People Born in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsAlix Didier Fils-Aimé
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 19
Garry Conille
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 21
Luck Mervil
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 20
Florence Duperval Guillaume
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 22
Martine Moïse
COMPANION
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 18
Jeff Louis
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 17
Hannes Delcroix
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 15
Skal Labissière
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.20
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 8
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 11
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 7
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 20
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 3
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 1
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 12
Zilda Arns
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2010
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 6
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 10
Constantin Henriquez
ATHLETE
1850 - 1942
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 2
Paul Magloire
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port-au-Prince were politicians (20), soccer players (12), writers (3), athletes (2), and actors (2), while most who died were politicians (13), physicians (2), athletes (2), film directors (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port-au-Prince, including Jean-Claude Duvalier, René Préval, and Leslie Manigat. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port-au-Prince, including Jean-Claude Duvalier, René Préval, and Alexandre Pétion.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Port-au-Prince since 1700.


























