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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bangladesh, Mali, and Panama. Memorable people born in present day Trinidad and Tobago include V. S. Naipaul, Haddaway, and Imran N. Hosein. Memorable people who died in Trinidad and Tobago include Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and Oliver Hazard Perry. Trinidad and Tobago has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and psychologists.
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres south of Grenada. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the east, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1813 and 1995, present day Trinidad and Tobago was the birth place of 71 globally memorable people, including V. S. Naipaul, Haddaway, and Imran N. Hosein. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Trinidad and Tobago including Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and Oliver Hazard Perry.
People Born in Present Day Trinidad and Tobago
Go to all RankingsV. S. Naipaul
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1
Haddaway
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2
Imran N. Hosein
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3
Keith Rowley
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 4
Billy Ocean
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 5
Nicki Minaj
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 7
Dwight Yorke
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 8
Paula-Mae Weekes
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 9
Basdeo Panday
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 10
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 11
Steven Pressfield
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Trinidad and Tobago
Go to all RankingsChristine Kangaloo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 22
McDonald Bailey
ATHLETE
1920 - 2013
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 27
Glenroy Gilbert
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 40
Randy Samuel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Rank: 44
Machel Cedenio
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.92
Rank: 61
Jereem Richards
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 19.49
Rank: 69
Candace Chapman
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 17.90
Rank: 70
People Deceased in Present Day Trinidad and Tobago
Go to all RankingsAdolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 2
Oliver Hazard Perry
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1819
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 3
A. N. R. Robinson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 4
William Beebe
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1962
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 5
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 6
Patrick Manning
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 7
McDonald Bailey
ATHLETE
1920 - 2013
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 8
Peter Westbury
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 9
Ellis Clarke
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2010
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 10
Noor Hassanali
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Trinidad and Tobago
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Trinidad and Tobago were soccer players (21), athletes (18), politicians (12), singers (6), and actors (4), while most who died were politicians (6), psychologists (1), military personnels (1), biologists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Trinidad and Tobago, including Dwight Yorke, Silvio Spann, and Jlloyd Samuel. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Trinidad and Tobago, including Dwight Yorke, Silvio Spann, and Jlloyd Samuel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in present day Trinidad and Tobago since 1700.