Hispaniola
Hispaniola ranks 10,816th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Granville, New South Wales, Villahermosa, Tolima, and Isla de León. Memorable people born in Hispaniola include Hatuey. Memorable people who died in Hispaniola include Bartholomew Columbus, and Anacaona. Hispaniola has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many explorers, and politicians. Hispaniola is located in Dominican Republic.
Hispaniola is an island between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba. The 76,192-square-kilometre (29,418 sq mi) island is divided into two separate sovereign countries: the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic (48,445 km2 to the east and the French and Haitian Creole–speaking Haiti (27,750 km2 to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France and the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1478, Hispaniola was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Hatuey. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Hispaniola including Bartholomew Columbus, and Anacaona. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hispaniola than were born there.
People Born in Hispaniola
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People Deceased in Hispaniola
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Bartholomew Columbus
EXPLORER
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1
Anacaona
POLITICIAN
1474 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hispaniola were politicians (1), while most who died were explorers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hispaniola, including Hatuey.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Hispaniola since 1700.
