The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Martinique

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This page contains a list of the greatest Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Martinique. This makes Martinique the birth place of the 140th most number of Athletes behind Dominican Republic, and American Samoa.

Top 8

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Athletes of all time. This list of famous Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Ronald Pognon (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 29.05, Ronald Pognon is the most famous Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Ronald Pognon (born 16 November 1982) is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances. He was formerly the European record holder for the 60 metres indoors and is the first Frenchman to go under 10 seconds at the 100 metres.

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2. Dimitri Bascou (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 25.89, Dimitri Bascou is the 2nd most famous Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Dimitri Bascou (born 20 July 1987) is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He is known for his explosive and fast starts. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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3. BIA (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, BIA is the 3rd most famous Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

BIA or Bia may refer to:

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4. Thomas Goyard (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 0.00, Thomas Goyard is the 4th most famous Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Thomas Goyard (born 15 January 1992) is a French competitive sailor. He won bronze medals at the Windsurfing World Championships in 2014 and 2020. He qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men's RS:X where he won the silver medal.

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5. Gilles Biron (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Gilles Biron is the 5th most famous Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Gilles Biron (born 13 April 1995) is a French sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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6. Ludvy Vaillant (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Ludvy Vaillant is the 6th most famous Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Ludvy Vaillant (born 15 March 1995 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French athlete competing primarily in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. His personal best in the event is 48.30 seconds set in Paris in 2019.

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7. Kayra Sayit (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 0.00, Kayra Sayit is the 7th most famous Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Kayra Almira Özdemir (née Kayra Sayit; born Ketty Mathé on 13 February 1988) is a French-born Turkish European champion female judoka competing in the +78 kg division. Coming from Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship. Özdemir was a finalist in the 2011 Prague World Cup, and was selected along with fellow Breton Laëtitia Payet for the World Championships, competing on 27 August in Paris-Bercy. In 2016, Özdemir won the gold medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix, and at the European Championships in Kazan, Russia. In 2021, Özdemir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. She took the gold medal at the 2021 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Özdemir won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

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8. Jean-Luc Zephir (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jean-Luc Zephir is the 8th most famous Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Jean-Luc Zephir (born 23 March 1993) is a Saint Lucian swimmer. Zephir represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metre freestyle event. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, Zephir was named to Saint Lucia's 2019 Pan American Games team. In 2019, he represented Saint Lucia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events. In both events he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

People

Pantheon has 8 people classified as athletes born between 1982 and 1995. Of these 8, 8 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living athletes include Ronald Pognon, Dimitri Bascou, and BIA. As of April 2024, 7 new athletes have been added to Pantheon including Ronald Pognon, BIA, and Thomas Goyard.

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