Cultural Production in
Present Day
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Myanmar (Burma), El Salvador, and Tanzania. Memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau include Amílcar Cabral, João Bernardo Vieira, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. Memorable people who died in Guinea-Bissau include João Bernardo Vieira, Carmen Pereira, and Kumba Ialá. Guinea-Bissau has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and explorers. The top cities in Guinea-Bissau by number of biographies are Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Tombali Region, Quinara Region, and Bafatá.
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Guinea-Bissau was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Amílcar Cabral, João Bernardo Vieira, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Guinea-Bissau including João Bernardo Vieira, Carmen Pereira, and Kumba Ialá.
People Born in Present Day Guinea-Bissau
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Amílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 1
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 2
Malam Bacai Sanhá
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 3
Luís Cabral
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 4
Carmen Pereira
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2016
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
Henrique Rosa
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 6
Kumba Ialá
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2014
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 7
Carlos Gomes Júnior
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Carlos Correia
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2021
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 9
José Mário Vaz
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 10
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 11
Eder
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Guinea-Bissau
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Toti Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.02
Rank: 37
Geovany Quenda
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 40
Domingos Quina
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 30.30
Rank: 42
People Deceased in Present Day Guinea-Bissau
Go to all RankingsJoão Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1
Carmen Pereira
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2016
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2
Kumba Ialá
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2014
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
Nuno Tristão
EXPLORER
1500 - 1446
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4
Ansumane Mané
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2000
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guinea-Bissauwere politicians (20), soccer players (18), athletes (2), social activists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were politicians (5), and explorers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau since 1700.
