Suriname
Historical figures born in Suriname
224 notable historical figures were born in Suriname. These are the most notable:
Suriname ranks #134 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Qatar, Mozambique and Nicaragua.
By occupation
- Politician: 13
- Head of State/President: 10
- Writer/Author: 5
- Football: 3
- Playwright: 2
- Poet: 2
- Singer/Musician: 2
- Songwriter: 2
- Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (born 1953, Politics)
- Chan Santokhi (1959 to 2026, Politics)
- Dési Bouterse (1945 to 2024, Politics)
- Ronald Venetiaan (1936 to 2025, Politics)
- Johan Ferrier (1910 to 2010, Politics)
- Jeangu Macrooy (born 1993, Arts & Music)
- Jules Wijdenbosch (1941 to 2025, Politics)
- Henk Chin A Sen (1934 to 1999, Politics)
- Henck Arron (1936 to 2000, Politics)
- Giorgio Tuinfort (born 1981, Arts & Music)
- Clarence Seedorf (born 1976, Sports)
- Ramsewak Shankar (born 1937, Politics)
- Astrid Roemer (1947 to 2026, Literature)
- Johan Kraag (1913 to 1996, Politics)
- Fred Ramdat Misier (1926 to 2004, Politics)
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (born 1972, Sports)
- Cynthia McLeod (born 1936, Literature)
- Edgar Davids (born 1973, Sports)
- Gloria Wekker (born 1950, Literature)
- Johan Adolf Pengel (1916 to 1970, Politics)
- Karin Amatmoekrim (born 1977, Literature)
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