Cultural Production in
Present Day
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic ranks 114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nepal, Somalia, and Uganda. Memorable people born in present day Dominican Republic include Rafael Trujillo, Théodore Chassériau, and Joaquín Balaguer. Memorable people who died in Dominican Republic include Rafael Trujillo, Ray Liotta, and Alonso de Ojeda. Dominican Republic has been the birth place of many athletes, and baseball players and the death place of many politicians, and explorers. The top cities in Dominican Republic by number of biographies are Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, La Vega, Dominican Republic, San Pedro de Macorís, and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
People
Between 0 and 2003, present day Dominican Republic was the birth place of 116 globally memorable people, including Rafael Trujillo, Théodore Chassériau, and Joaquín Balaguer. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Dominican Republic including Rafael Trujillo, Ray Liotta, and Alonso de Ojeda.
People Born in Present Day Dominican Republic
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Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
Théodore Chassériau
PAINTER
1819 - 1856
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 2
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 3
Oscar de la Renta
FASHION DESIGNER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 4
Hatuey
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1512
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 5
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 6
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 7
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Danilo Medina
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
Leonel Fernández
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 10
Máximo Gómez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1905
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 11
Héctor Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Dominican Republic
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Vladimir Guerrero
BASEBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 34
Alfonso Soriano
BASEBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 38
Juan Soto
BASEBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 43
Adrián Beltré
BASEBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 48
Nelson Cruz
BASEBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 51
José Reyes
BASEBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 56
Gabriel Mercedes
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 60
Edwin Encarnación
BASEBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 61
Hanley Ramírez
BASEBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 67
Twin Shadow
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 76
Edison Azcona
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 30.68
Rank: 77
Luisito Pié
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.54
Rank: 78
People Deceased in Present Day Dominican Republic
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POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
Ray Liotta
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 2
Alonso de Ojeda
EXPLORER
1466 - 1515
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 3
Falco
SINGER
1957 - 1998
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 4
Bartholomew Columbus
EXPLORER
1460 - 1515
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 5
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 6
Anacaona
POLITICIAN
1474 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 7
Henri Namphy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 8
Pedro Santana
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1864
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 9
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 10
Salvador Jorge Blanco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 11
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1861
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Dominican Republic
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Audrey Mestre
SWIMMER
1974 - 2002
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 16
Krisztián Veréb
ATHLETE
1977 - 2020
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dominican Republicwere athletes (48), baseball players (17), politicians (16), volleyball players (8), and actors (7), while most who died were politicians (12), explorers (2), actors (1), singers (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Dominican Republic, including Marileidy Paulino, Luguelín Santos, and Annerys Vargas. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dominican Republic, including Marileidy Paulino, Max Brown, and Luguelín Santos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present day Dominican Republic since 1700.
