Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ranks 326th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Turku, Chiba (city), and Málaga. Memorable people born in Port-au-Prince include François Duvalier, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and Alexandre Pétion. Memorable people who died in Port-au-Prince include Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Boniface Alexandre. Port-au-Prince has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Port-au-Prince is located in Haiti.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1770 and 1992, Port-au-Prince was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including François Duvalier, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and Alexandre Pétion. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Port-au-Prince including Jean-Jacques Dessalines, François Duvalier, and Boniface Alexandre.
People Born in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 3
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 6
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 7
Emmanuel Sanon
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2008
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
Michel Martelly
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 9
Sténio Vincent
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 10
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 11
Louis Borno
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1942
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 6
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 15
Guy Saint-Vil
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 19
Hérard Abraham
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 24
Wilner Nazaire
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 25
Roger Saint-Vil
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 26
Philippe Vorbe
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 27
Jean-Claude Désir
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 28
Jack Guy Lafontant
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 30
Kaytranada
MUSICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.80
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Port-au-Prince
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Dessalines
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 2
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 4
Alexandre Pétion
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 6
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1819
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 8
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 9
Zilda Arns
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2010
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 10
Paul Magloire
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 11
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Port-au-Prince were politicians (17), soccer players (10), writers (3), athletes (2), and boxers (2), while most who died were politicians (13), physicians (2), athletes (2), writers (1), and film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port-au-Prince, including Jean-Claude Duvalier, René Préval, and Jean-Jacques Honorat. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port-au-Prince, including Jean-Claude Duvalier, Alexandre Pétion, and Jean-Pierre Boyer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Port-au-Prince since 1700.