Cultural Production in

Present Day

French Guiana

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French Guiana ranks 163rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mauritania, Fiji, and The Gambia. Memorable people born in present day French Guiana include Henri Salvador, Florent Malouda, and Félix Éboué. Memorable people who died in French Guiana include Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois. French Guiana has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many actors.

French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi).As of January 2024, it is home to approximately 295,385 people. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, present day French Guiana was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Henri Salvador, Florent Malouda, and Félix Éboué. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in present day French Guiana including Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois.

People Born in Present Day French Guiana

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People Deceased in Present Day French Guiana

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day French Guiana were soccer players (10), athletes (7), politicians (2), fencers (2), and swimmers (2),  while most who died were actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day French Guiana, including Florent Malouda, Mike Maignan, and Claude Dambury. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day French Guiana, including Florent Malouda, Raoul Diagne, and Mike Maignan.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in present day French Guiana since 1700.