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Havana (cub)

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Havana ranks 112th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shizuoka (city), Minsk, and Ljubljana. Memorable people born in Havana include José Raúl Capablanca, José Martí, and Camilo Cienfuegos. Memorable people who died in Havana include Fidel Castro, Ramón Mercader, and Juan Ponce de León. Havana has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Havana is located in Cuba.

Havana is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2012 was 2,154,454 inhabitants, and its area is 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) for the capital city side and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2001, Havana was the birth place of 109 globally memorable people, including José Raúl Capablanca, José Martí, and Camilo Cienfuegos. Additionaly, 47 globally memorable people have passed away in Havana including Fidel Castro, Ramón Mercader, and Juan Ponce de León.

People Born in Havana

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Havana were athletes (25), actors (13), politicians (10), singers (9), and writers (7),  while most who died were politicians (13), writers (6), musicians (4), boxers (4), and explorers (3).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Havana, including Iván Pedroso, Alejandro Casañas, and Maritza Martén. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Havana, including Iván Pedroso, Alejandro Casañas, and Maritza Martén.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Havana since 1700.