Cultural Production in
Present Day
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba ranks 56th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chile, Nigeria, 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 athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It 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 Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Cuba was the birth place of 346 globally memorable people, including Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Fulgencio Batista. Additionaly, 69 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Cuba including Fidel Castro, Ramón Mercader, and Juan Ponce de León.
People Born in Present Day Cuba
Go to all RankingsFidel Castro
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 1
Raúl Castro
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 79.21
Rank: 2
Fulgencio Batista
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 3
José Raúl Capablanca
CHESS PLAYER
1888 - 1942
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 4
Italo Calvino
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 5
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 6
Paul Lafargue
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 7
Camilo Cienfuegos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 1959
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 8
Alberto Korda
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 9
Andy García
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 10
Gloria Estefan
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 11
Compay Segundo
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Cuba
Go to all RankingsEliades Ochoa
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 73
Pío Leyva
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 85
José Miró Cardona
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 93
Alina Fernández
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 110
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 113
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 132
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 133
Manuel Chorens
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 138
Oscar Nunez
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 140
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 144
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 148
Tomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 153
People Deceased in Present Day Cuba
Go to all RankingsFidel Castro
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 1
Ramón Mercader
EXTREMIST
1913 - 1978
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 2
Juan Ponce de León
EXPLORER
1460 - 1521
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 3
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 4
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
EXPLORER
1465 - 1524
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 5
Compay Segundo
MUSICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 6
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1983
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 7
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 8
Alberto Granado
COMPANION
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
Hilda Gadea
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1974
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 10
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Alicia Alonso
DANCER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Cuba
Go to all RankingsPío Leyva
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 37
Haydée Santamaría
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1980
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 43
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 45
Manuel Chorens
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 58
Pedro Bergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 59
Tomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 62
Jorge Hernández
BOXER
1954 - 2019
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 63
Estela Rodríguez
ATHLETE
1967 - 2022
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 66
Arnaldo Mesa
ATHLETE
1967 - 2012
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 68
Lázaro Rivas
WRESTLER
1975 - 2013
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 69
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cuba were athletes (104), politicians (48), boxers (34), wrestlers (21), and actors (20), while most who died were politicians (20), writers (7), explorers (6), musicians (4), and boxers (4).
Occupational Trends
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 Iván Pedroso. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cuba, including Javier Sotomayor, Alberto Juantorena, and Iván Pedroso.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Cuba since 1700.