Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island ranks 15,750th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Savaiʻi, Orbassano, and Dahod. The most famous people from Porto Santo Island are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. The most famous people who died in Porto Santo Island are Bartolomeu Perestrello. Porto Santo Island has been the birth place of many explorers and the death place of many explorers. Porto Santo Island is located in Portugal.
Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island and municipality 43 kilometres northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The municipality of Porto Santo occupies the entire island and small neighbouring islands. It was elevated to city status on 6 August 1996. The sole parish of the municipality is also named Porto Santo. The population in 2011 was 5,483, in an area of 42.59 km2. The main settlement on the island is Vila Baleira. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1455, Porto Santo Island was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Porto Santo Island including Bartolomeu Perestrello.
People Born in Porto Santo Island
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People Deceased in Porto Santo Island
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Porto Santo Island were explorers (1), while most who died were explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Porto Santo Island, including Filipa Moniz Perestrelo.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Porto Santo Island since 1700.
