Port of Spain
Port of Spain ranks 578th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alkmaar, Hamilton, Ontario, and Münster. Memorable people born in Port of Spain include Nicki Minaj, Stokely Carmichael, and Haddaway. Memorable people who died in Port of Spain include Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and A. N. R. Robinson. Port of Spain has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and psychologists. Port of Spain is located in Trinidad and Tobago.
Port of Spain is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000, it is Trinidad and Tobago's third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Port of Spain was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Nicki Minaj, Stokely Carmichael, and Haddaway. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Port of Spain including Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and A. N. R. Robinson.
People Born in Port of Spain
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Nicki Minaj
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 4
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 24
Haddaway
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 3
Paula-Mae Weekes
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 18
Edmundo Ros
SINGER
1910 - 2011
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 26
Steven Pressfield
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 10
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 23
Geoffrey Holder
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 25
Anthony Nesty
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 17
Richard Thompson
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 9
Ato Boldon
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 15
Marc Burns
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Port of Spain
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Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 4
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 3
A. N. R. Robinson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2
McDonald Bailey
ATHLETE
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port of Spain were athletes (11), soccer players (7), singers (4), politicians (2), and swimmers (2), while most who died were politicians (3), psychologists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port of Spain, including Richard Thompson, Ato Boldon, and Marc Burns. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port of Spain, including Richard Thompson, Ato Boldon, and Marc Burns.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Port of Spain since 1700.
