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Guadeloupe ranks 135th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Monaco, Nicaragua, and Sudan. Memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe include Saint-John Perse, Maryse Condé, and Marius Trésor. Memorable people who died in Guadeloupe include André Schwarz-Bart. Guadeloupe has been the birth place of many soccer players and fencers and the death place of many writers.

Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the West Indies or Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the two inhabited Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The region's capital city is Basse-Terre, located on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; however, the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both located on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 378,561 in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1738 and 1996, present day Guadeloupe was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Saint-John Perse, Maryse Condé, and Marius Trésor. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Guadeloupe including André Schwarz-Bart.

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Most individuals born in present day Guadeloupe were soccer players (9), fencers (4), basketball players (4), athletes (3), and writers (2),  while most who died were writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe, including Marius Trésor, Lilian Thuram, and Jocelyn Angloma. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe, including Marius Trésor, Lilian Thuram, and Jocelyn Angloma.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe since 1700.