Cultural Production in
Present Day
Antarctica
Antarctica
Antarctica ranks 232nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Northern Mariana Islands, Cayman Islands, and Macedonia. Memorable people born in present day Antarctica include Emilio Palma. Memorable people who died in Antarctica include Robert Falcon Scott, Carl Anton Larsen, and Edward Wilson. Antarctica has been the birth place of many celebrities and the death place of many explorers, and military personnels.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi). Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1978, present day Antarctica was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Emilio Palma. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Antarctica including Robert Falcon Scott, Carl Anton Larsen, and Edward Wilson. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Antarctica than were born there.
People Born in Present Day Antarctica
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Go to all RankingsRobert Falcon Scott
EXPLORER
1868 - 1912
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 1
Carl Anton Larsen
EXPLORER
1860 - 1924
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 2
Edward Wilson
EXPLORER
1872 - 1912
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3
Lawrence Oates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1912
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 4
Aeneas Mackintosh
EXPLORER
1879 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 5
Edgar Evans
EXPLORER
1876 - 1912
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 6
Henry Robertson Bowers
EXPLORER
1883 - 1912
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Antarctica were celebrities (1), while most who died were explorers (6), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, celebrities have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Antarctica, including Emilio Palma. Whereas, throughout history, celebrities have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Antarctica, including Emilio Palma.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in present day Antarctica since 1700.