Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba ranks 387th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lambeth, Las Palmas, and Norwich. Memorable people born in Santiago de Cuba include Paul Lafargue, Alberto Juantorena, and Vilma Espín. Memorable people who died in Santiago de Cuba include Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Tomás Estrada Palma, and Rodrigo de Bastidas. Santiago de Cuba has been the birth place of many athletes, and boxers and the death place of many explorers, and politicians. Santiago de Cuba is located in Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Santiago de Cuba was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Paul Lafargue, Alberto Juantorena, and Vilma Espín. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Santiago de Cuba including Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Tomás Estrada Palma, and Rodrigo de Bastidas.
People Born in Santiago de Cuba
Go to all RankingsPaul Lafargue
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1
Alberto Juantorena
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 2
Vilma Espín
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 3
Rita Marley
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4
Antonio Maceo Grajales
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1845 - 1896
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 5
José Giral
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 6
Frank País
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 1957
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 7
José Nápoles
BOXER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 8
Desi Arnaz
ACTOR
1917 - 1986
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 9
José María Heredia y Heredia
WRITER
1803 - 1839
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 10
Olga Guillot
SINGER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 11
Tomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Santiago de Cuba
Go to all RankingsTomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 12
Emilio Correa
BOXER
1953 - 2024
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 13
Estela Rodríguez
ATHLETE
1967 - 2022
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 17
Juan Marén
WRESTLER
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.74
Rank: 24
Héctor Vinent
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 25
Yurisel Laborde
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 29
Emilio Correa
BOXER
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.55
Rank: 32
Yoandri Betanzos
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 23.48
Rank: 34
Rafael Alba
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 20.13
Rank: 35
Maylín del Toro Carvajal
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
Zurian Hechavarría
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 37
Zhu Ting
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Santiago de Cuba
Go to all RankingsDiego Velázquez de Cuéllar
EXPLORER
1465 - 1524
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 1
Tomás Estrada Palma
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 2
Rodrigo de Bastidas
EXPLORER
1460 - 1527
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 3
Mario García Menocal
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4
Frank País
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 1957
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santiago de Cuba were athletes (15), boxers (6), wrestlers (6), politicians (3), and writers (2), while most who died were explorers (2), politicians (2), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santiago de Cuba, including Alberto Juantorena, Estela Rodríguez, and Pedro Pablo Pichardo. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santiago de Cuba, including Alberto Juantorena, Estela Rodríguez, and Pedro Pablo Pichardo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Santiago de Cuba since 1700.