Jacmel
Jacmel ranks 6,703rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Lake Tahoe, California, Al-Hindiya, and Taylor, Texas. The most famous people from Jacmel are Jeanne Duval, and René Depestre. Jacmel has been the birth place of many actors, and writers. Jacmel is located in Haiti.
Jacmel is a commune in southern Haiti previously founded by the Spanish in 1504 before the relocation of dominicans to the eastern side of the island after the Devastation of Osorio and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and had a population of 221,965 at the 2024 Census. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1820 and 1926, Jacmel was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Jeanne Duval, and René Depestre.
People Born in Jacmel
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jacmel were actors (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jacmel, including René Depestre. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jacmel, including Jeanne Duval.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jacmel since 1700.
