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Cuba ranks 55th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chile, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand. Memorable people born in present day Cuba include Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Fulgencio Batista. Memorable people who died in Cuba include Fidel Castro, Ramón Mercader, and Juan Ponce de León. Cuba has been the birth place of many politicians and athletes and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is 109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi) but a total of 350,730 km2 (135,420 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1803 and 1999, present day Cuba was the birth place of 248 globally memorable people, including Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Fulgencio Batista. Additionaly, 59 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Cuba including Fidel Castro, Ramón Mercader, and Juan Ponce de León.
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 2
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 3
1888 - 1942
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 4
1923 - 1985
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 5
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 6
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 7
1842 - 1911
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 9
1928 - 2001
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 10
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 11
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 12
1915 - 2022
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 45
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 62
1940 - 2019
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 80
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 90
1803 - 1839
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 92
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 94
1946 - 1999
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 97
1912 - 1979
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 117
1937 - 1962
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 123
1900 - 1964
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 125
1895 - 1988
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 135
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 136
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 1
1913 - 1978
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 2
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 3
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 5
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 6
1465 - 1524
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 7
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 9
1919 - 1983
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 11
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 12
1944 - 2021
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 28
1912 - 1979
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 46
1928 - 1961
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 48
1895 - 1988
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 55
1967 - 2021
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 58
Most individuals born in present day Cuba were politicians (53), athletes (48), actors (20), boxers (20), and writers (17), while most who died were politicians (18), writers (7), explorers (6), military personnels (4), and musicians (3).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Cuba, including Javier Sotomayor, Alberto Juantorena, and Ana Fidelia Quirot. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cuba, including Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Fulgencio Batista.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Cuba since 1700.