Roseau
Roseau ranks 3,342nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cherbourg, Alta, Norway, and Gwalior. Memorable people born in Roseau include Jean Rhys, Kelvin Felix, and Henry Wilcoxon. Memorable people who died in Roseau include Patrick John. Roseau has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians. Roseau is located in Dominica.
Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island Carib village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1890 and 1994, Roseau was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Jean Rhys, Kelvin Felix, and Henry Wilcoxon. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Roseau including Patrick John.
People Born in Roseau
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Jean Rhys
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1
Kelvin Felix
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2024
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 2
Henry Wilcoxon
ACTOR
1905 - 1984
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 3
Eliud Williams
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 4
Patrick John
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 5
Thea LaFond
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
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Most individuals born in present day Roseau were politicians (2), writers (1), religious figures (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Roseau, including Eliud Williams, and Patrick John. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Roseau, including Eliud Williams, and Patrick John.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Roseau since 1700.
