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, René Préval, and Jacques Roumain. 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 1992, Port-au-Prince was the birth place of 40 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, René Préval, and Jacques Roumain.
People Born in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 3
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 5
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 4
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 12
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 15
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 14
Emmanuel Sanon
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2008
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 6
Constantin Henriquez
ATHLETE
1850 - 1942
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 16
Michaëlle Jean
JOURNALIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 30
Michel Martelly
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 34
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 9
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 2
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 4
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1
Zilda Arns
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
André Roosevelt
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 8
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Hédi Annabi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Martial Célestin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsZilda Arns
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
André Roosevelt
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Hédi Annabi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Martial Célestin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Paul Magloire
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Louis Eugène Roy
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: NaN
Rank: 21
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port-au-Prince were politicians (17), soccer players (10), writers (3), athletes (2), and boxers (2), while most who died were politicians (13), physicians (2), athletes (2), writers (1), and film directors (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.