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French Polynesia ranks 149th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Benin, Rwanda, and Yemen. Memorable people born in present day French Polynesia include Pōmare V, Pōmare I, and Pōmare III. Memorable people who died in French Polynesia include Paul Gauguin, Joe Dassin, and Pōmare IV. French Polynesia has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and painters.
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), with a population of 278,786 of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1742 and 1992, present day French Polynesia was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Pōmare V, Pōmare I, and Pōmare III. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in present day French Polynesia including Paul Gauguin, Joe Dassin, and Pōmare IV.
1839 - 1891
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 1
1742 - 1803
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 2
1820 - 1827
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 3
1782 - 1821
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 4
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 5
1926 - 2003
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 6
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 7
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 8
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 10
1924 - 1979
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 12
1924 - 1979
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.15
Rank: 16
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.22
Rank: 21
1848 - 1903
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 1
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 2
1813 - 1877
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 3
1839 - 1891
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 4
1742 - 1803
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 5
1820 - 1827
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 6
1782 - 1821
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 7
1924 - 1979
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 8
1969 - 2002
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day French Polynesia were soccer players (11), politicians (5), actors (2), writers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were politicians (5), painters (1), singers (1), actors (1), and basketball players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day French Polynesia, including Pascal Vahirua, Marama Vahirua, and Nicolas Vallar. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day French Polynesia, including Pascal Vahirua, Marama Vahirua, and Nicolas Vallar.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in present day French Polynesia since 1700.