Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre ranks 1,374th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ancona, Kingston, Ontario, and Novara. Memorable people born in Pointe-à-Pitre include Saint-John Perse, Lilian Thuram, and Maryse Condé. Memorable people who died in Pointe-à-Pitre include André Schwarz-Bart. Pointe-à-Pitre has been the birth place of many writers, and handball players and the death place of many writers. Pointe-à-Pitre is located in Guadeloupe.
Pointe-à-Pitre is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1887 and 1989, Pointe-à-Pitre was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Saint-John Perse, Lilian Thuram, and Maryse Condé. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pointe-à-Pitre including André Schwarz-Bart.
People Born in Pointe-à-Pitre
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Saint-John Perse
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1
Lilian Thuram
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2
Maryse Condé
WRITER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3
Firmine Richard
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 4
Teddy Riner
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 5
Didier Dinart
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 6
Joëlle Ursull
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 7
Rodrigue Beaubois
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 8
Olivier Girault
HANDBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.41
Rank: 9
Patricia Girard
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 10
Yannick Borel
FENCER
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.86
Rank: 11
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pointe-à-Pitre were writers (2), handball players (2), soccer players (1), actors (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pointe-à-Pitre, including Didier Dinart, and Olivier Girault. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pointe-à-Pitre, including Saint-John Perse, and Maryse Condé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Pointe-à-Pitre since 1700.
