Pointe-à-Pitre ranks 1,420th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Babylon, Nizhny Tagil, and Nova Iguaçu. Memorable people born in Pointe-à-Pitre include Saint-John Perse, Maryse Condé, and Lilian Thuram. 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
Between 1887 and 1988, Pointe-à-Pitre was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Saint-John Perse, Maryse Condé, and Lilian Thuram. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pointe-à-Pitre including André Schwarz-Bart.
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 4
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 5
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 6
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 7
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.58
Rank: 8
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.89
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Pointe-à-Pitre were writers (2), handball players (2), soccer players (1), actors (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Pointe-à-Pitre since 1700.