Paramaribo
Paramaribo ranks 513th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fujieda, Shizuoka, A Coruña, and Košice. Memorable people born in Paramaribo include Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, and Ronald Venetiaan. Memorable people who died in Paramaribo include Hendrick Chin A Sen, Johan Kraag, and Fred Ramdat Misier. Paramaribo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Paramaribo is located in Suriname.
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people, almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1753 and 1997, Paramaribo was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, and Ronald Venetiaan. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Paramaribo including Hendrick Chin A Sen, Johan Kraag, and Fred Ramdat Misier.
People Born in Paramaribo
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Clarence Seedorf
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1
Edgar Davids
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 2
Ronald Venetiaan
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3
Johan Ferrier
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2010
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4
Jules Wijdenbosch
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 5
Aron Winter
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 6
Henck Arron
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 7
Henny Meijer
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 8
Remy Bonjasky
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 9
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 10
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 11
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Paramaribo
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Cynthia McLeod
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 14
Melvin Manhoef
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 15
Sören Opti
BADMINTON PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 28
Jaïr Tjon En Fa
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
Renzo Tjon-A-Joe
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 30
People Deceased in Paramaribo
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Hendrick Chin A Sen
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1999
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1
Johan Kraag
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 2
Fred Ramdat Misier
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paramaribo were soccer players (15), politicians (6), explorers (1), writers (1), and martial arts (1), while most who died were politicians (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paramaribo, including Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, and Aron Winter. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paramaribo, including Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, and Aron Winter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Paramaribo since 1700.
