Demerara
Demerara ranks 15,884th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Sarh, and Loretteville, Quebec City. The most famous people from Demerara are Andrew Watson. Demerara has been the birth place of many soccer players. Demerara is located in Guyana.
Demerara is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815. It was merged with Essequibo in 1812 by the British who took control. It formally became a British colony in 1815 until Demerara-Essequibo was merged with Berbice to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831. In 1838, it became a county of British Guiana until 1958. In 1966, British Guiana gained independence as Guyana and in 1970 it became a republic as the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. It was located around the lower course of the Demerara River, and its main settlement was Georgetown. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1856, Demerara was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Andrew Watson.
People Born in Demerara
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Demerara were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Demerara, including Andrew Watson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Demerara since 1700.
