Cultural Production in
Present Day
French Guiana
French Guiana
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. The top cities in French Guiana by number of biographies are Cayenne, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Sinnamary, Maripasoula, and Kourou.
People
Between 0 and 2002, present day French Guiana was the birth place of 33 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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Henri Salvador
SINGER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1
Florent Malouda
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2
Félix Éboué
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1944
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3
Christiane Taubira
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4
Raoul Diagne
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 5
Léon Damas
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 6
Mike Maignan
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
Claude Dambury
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 8
Édouard Montoute
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 9
Eric Garcia
ATHLETE
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 10
Jean-Clair Todibo
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 11
Cyrille Regis
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2018
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day French Guiana
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ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 9
Malia Metella
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 22
Marc-Antoine Fortuné
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.79
Rank: 23
Sloan Privat
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Present Day French Guiana
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day French Guianawere soccer players (12), athletes (7), swimmers (3), politicians (2), and fencers (2), while most who died were actors (1).
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.
