The Most Famous
FENCERS from Cuba
This page contains a list of the greatest Cuban Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 174 Fencers, 2 of which were born in Cuba. This makes Cuba the birth place of the 18th most number of Fencers behind Kazakhstan and United Kingdom.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Fencers of all time. This list of famous Cuban Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ramón Fonst (1883 - 1959)
With an HPI of 52.05, Ramón Fonst is the most famous Cuban Fencer. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Ramón Fonst Segundo (July 31, 1883 – September 9, 1959) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana.
2. Manuel Díaz (1874 - 1929)
With an HPI of 49.07, Manuel Díaz is the 2nd most famous Cuban Fencer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez (April 8, 1874 – February 20, 1929) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Havana and died in Rochester, New York. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the individual sabre and team foil competition. He also fenced at Harvard College.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as fencers born between 1874 and 1883. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased fencers include Ramón Fonst and Manuel Díaz.
