Mindelo
Mindelo ranks 2,613th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fujioka, Gunma, Montego Bay, and Almere. Memorable people born in Mindelo include Cesária Évora, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, and Carlos Veiga. Mindelo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Mindelo is located in Cabo Verde.
Mindelo is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and the municipality of São Vicente. The city is home to 93% of the entire island's population. Mindelo is known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Portuguese traditions later influenced by the Brazilian culture. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1990, Mindelo was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Cesária Évora, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, and Carlos Veiga.
People Born in Mindelo
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Cesária Évora
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2
Carlos Veiga
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 3
Gualberto do Rosário
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 4
Ryan Mendes
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 5
Vozinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mindelo were politicians (3), soccer players (2), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mindelo, including Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Carlos Veiga, and Gualberto do Rosário. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mindelo, including Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Carlos Veiga, and Gualberto do Rosário.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Mindelo since 1700.
