Cultural Production in
Present Day
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius ranks 178th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lesotho, Curaçao, and Vanuatu. Memorable people born in present day Mauritius include Anerood Jugnauth, Henri Le Sidaner, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. Memorable people who died in Mauritius include Philibert Commerson, Nicolas Baudin, and Anerood Jugnauth. Mauritius has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and biologists.
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering 2,300,000 square kilometres. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, present day Mauritius was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Anerood Jugnauth, Henri Le Sidaner, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mauritius including Philibert Commerson, Nicolas Baudin, and Anerood Jugnauth.
People Born in Present Day Mauritius
Go to all RankingsAnerood Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1
Henri Le Sidaner
PAINTER
1862 - 1939
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1985
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 3
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard
PHYSICIAN
1817 - 1894
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 4
Maurice Piat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5
Prithvirajsing Roopun
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 6
Ameenah Gurib
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7
Jean Margéot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2009
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 8
Navin Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 9
Pravind Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10
Paul Bérenger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 11
Veerasamy Ringadoo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mauritius
Go to all RankingsMerven Clair
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Roilya Ranaivosoa
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
Jonas Raess
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
Rémi Feuillet
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Mathieu Marquet
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
Richarno Colin
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
Samuel Ward
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 21
Julien Paul
BADMINTON PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Present Day Mauritius
Go to all RankingsPhilibert Commerson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1773
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 1
Nicolas Baudin
EXPLORER
1754 - 1803
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2
Anerood Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 3
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1985
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 4
Jean Margéot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2009
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 5
Veerasamy Ringadoo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mauritius were politicians (9), athletes (5), religious figures (2), painters (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were politicians (3), biologists (1), explorers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mauritius, including Anerood Jugnauth, Prithvirajsing Roopun, and Ameenah Gurib. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mauritius, including Anerood Jugnauth, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, and Prithvirajsing Roopun.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in present day Mauritius since 1700.