Port of Spain
Port of Spain ranks 578th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alkmaar, Hamilton, Ontario, and Münster. Memorable people born in Port of Spain include Haddaway, Nicki Minaj, and Paula-Mae Weekes. Memorable people who died in Port of Spain include Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and A. N. R. Robinson. Port of Spain has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and psychologists. Port of Spain is located in Trinidad and Tobago.
Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain, is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000. It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad and is part of a larger conurbation stretching from Chaguaramas in the west to Arima in the east with an estimated population of 600,000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Port of Spain was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Haddaway, Nicki Minaj, and Paula-Mae Weekes. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Port of Spain including Adolf Bastian, George Maxwell Richards, and A. N. R. Robinson.
People Born in Port of Spain
Go to all RankingsHaddaway
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 1
Nicki Minaj
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 2
Paula-Mae Weekes
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 4
Steven Pressfield
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 5
Edmundo Ros
SINGER
1910 - 2011
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 6
Geoffrey Holder
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 7
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 8
Anthony Nesty
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 9
Ato Boldon
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 10
Kerron Clement
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 11
Glenroy Gilbert
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Port of Spain
Go to all RankingsGlenroy Gilbert
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 12
Candace Chapman
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 17.90
Rank: 23
Michelle-Lee Ahye
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Felice Chow
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
Ivaylo Ivanov
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
Lin Ying-shin
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 28
Cherelle Thompson
SWIMMER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Port of Spain
Go to all RankingsAdolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 2
A. N. R. Robinson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 3
Eric Williams
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1981
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 4
McDonald Bailey
ATHLETE
1920 - 2013
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Port of Spain
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Most individuals born in present day Port of Spain were athletes (11), soccer players (7), singers (4), politicians (2), and swimmers (2), while most who died were politicians (3), psychologists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Port of Spain, including Ato Boldon, Kerron Clement, and Glenroy Gilbert. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Port of Spain, including Ato Boldon, Kerron Clement, and Glenroy Gilbert.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Port of Spain since 1700.