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Guadeloupe

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Guadeloupe ranks 140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nicaragua, Togo, and Suriname. Memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe include Saint-John Perse, Lilian Thuram, and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Memorable people who died in Guadeloupe include Giovanni da Verrazzano, and André Schwarz-Bart. Guadeloupe has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many explorers, and writers.

Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, present day Guadeloupe was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Saint-John Perse, Lilian Thuram, and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Guadeloupe including Giovanni da Verrazzano, and André Schwarz-Bart.

People Born in Present Day Guadeloupe

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People Deceased in Present Day Guadeloupe

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Occupations

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

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

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present day Guadeloupe since 1700.