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Réunion ranks 167th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oman, Bhutan, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Memorable people born in present day Réunion include Michel Houellebecq, Roland Garros, and Ambroise Vollard. Memorable people who died in Réunion include Albert Zafy, Edmond Albius, and Armand de Las Cuevas. Réunion has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and biologists.

La 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

People

Between 0 and 2000, present day Réunion was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Michel Houellebecq, Roland Garros, and Ambroise Vollard. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Réunion including Albert Zafy, Edmond Albius, and Armand de Las Cuevas.

People Born in Present Day Réunion

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People Deceased in Present Day Réunion

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Réunion were soccer players (6), writers (3), athletes (3), handball players (2), and pilots (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), biologists (1), and cyclists (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, Florent Sinama Pongolle, and Guillaume Hoarau. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Réunion, including Dimitri Payet, Florent Sinama Pongolle, and Guillaume Hoarau.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in present day Réunion since 1700.