Cultural Production in
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Cape Verde ranks 144th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Martinique, Qatar, and Burundi. Memorable people born in present day Cape Verde include Cesária Évora, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, and Pedro Pires. Memorable people who died in Cape Verde include Cesária Évora and António Mascarenhas Monteiro. Cape Verde has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many singers and politicians.
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1923 and 1998, present day Cape Verde was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Cesária Évora, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, and Pedro Pires. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Cape Verde including Cesária Évora and António Mascarenhas Monteiro.
People Born in Present Day Cape Verde
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Cesária Évora
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 1
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2
Pedro Pires
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 3
Aristides Pereira
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 4
António Mascarenhas Monteiro
1944 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 5
José Maria Neves
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 6
Carlos Veiga
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 7
Ulisses Correia e Silva
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 8
Arlindo Gomes Furtado
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 9
Oceano Cruz
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 10
Gualberto do Rosário
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 11
Rolando
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Cape Verde
Go to all RankingsArlindo Gomes Furtado
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 9
Júlio Tavares
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.07
Rank: 18
Jovane Cabral
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.69
Rank: 20
Babanco
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.35
Rank: 21
Vozinha
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.91
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Present Day Cape Verde
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Cape Verde were soccer players (11), politicians (8), singers (1), religious figures (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were singers (1) and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Cape Verde, including Oceano Cruz, Rolando, and Gelson Martins. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cape Verde, including Oceano Cruz, Rolando, and Gelson Martins.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present day Cape Verde since 1700.
