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Réunion
Réunion
Réunion ranks 159th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bahrain, Republic of the Congo, and Barbados. Memorable people born in present day Réunion include Roland Garros, Michel Houellebecq, and Leconte de Lisle. Memorable people who died in Réunion include Albert Zafy and Edmond Albius. Réunion has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many politicians and biologists.
Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2024, it had a population of 885,700. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1753 and 1992, present day Réunion was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Roland Garros, Michel Houellebecq, and Leconte de Lisle. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Réunion including Albert Zafy and Edmond Albius.
People Born in Present Day Réunion
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Roland Garros
1888 - 1918
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1
Michel Houellebecq
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 2
Leconte de Lisle
1818 - 1894
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 3
Ambroise Vollard
1866 - 1939
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
1796 - 1840
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5
Raymond Barre
1924 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 6
Dimitri Payet
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 7
Évariste de Parny
1753 - 1814
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 8
Edmond Albius
1829 - 1880
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 9
Jackson Richardson
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 10
Daniel Narcisse
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 11
Guillaume Hoarau
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Réunion
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People Deceased in Present Day Réunion
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Most individuals born in present day Réunion were soccer players (6), writers (3), handball players (2), pilots (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Réunion, including Dimitri Payet, Guillaume Hoarau, and Florent Sinama Pongolle. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Réunion, including Dimitri Payet, Guillaume Hoarau, and Florent Sinama Pongolle.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in present day Réunion since 1700.
