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Present Day
Haiti
Haiti
Haiti ranks 96th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bolivia, Ethiopia, and Luxembourg. Memorable people born in present day Haiti include Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Toussaint Louverture. Memorable people who died in Haiti include Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Henri Christophe. Haiti has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and physicians.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1474 and 2001, present day Haiti was the birth place of 96 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Toussaint Louverture. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Haiti including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Henri Christophe.
People Born in Present Day Haiti
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 2
Toussaint Louverture
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1803
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 3
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 4
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 6
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 7
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 8
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 9
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 10
Ariel Henry
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 11
Jeanne Duval
ACTOR
1820 - 1862
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Haiti
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 17
Fabre Geffrard
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1878
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 31
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 45
Guy Saint-Vil
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 60
Hérard Abraham
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 66
Wilner Nazaire
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 67
Roger Saint-Vil
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 69
Wilner Piquant
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 71
Philippe Vorbe
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 72
Jean-Claude Désir
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 73
Enex Jean-Charles
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 74
Jack Guy Lafontant
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 78
People Deceased in Present Day Haiti
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 2
Henri Christophe
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1820
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 4
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 5
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 6
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 8
Faustin Soulouque
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 10
Jovenel Moïse
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 11
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Haiti were politicians (46), soccer players (19), athletes (7), writers (5), and actors (3), while most who died were politicians (17), physicians (2), athletes (2), writers (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Haiti, including Boniface Alexandre, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and René Préval. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Haiti, including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Boniface Alexandre, and Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Haiti since 1700.