Les Cayes, Sud
1. John James Audubon (1785)
Ornithologist Naturalist And Pai
French-American artist and ornithologist (birdwatcher) who painted North American birds in great detail. His color-plate book, "The Birds of America," was highly esteemed long after his death. He discovered and...
2. Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (1832)
President Of Haiti
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times. Boisrond-Canal was born 12 June 1832 in the town of Les Cayes Haiti. He...
3. André Rigaud (1761)
Haitian Military Leader
Benoit Joseph André Rigaud was the leading mulatto military leader during the Haïtian Revolution. Among his protégés were Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer both future presidents of Haïti.
4. Horace Pauleus Sannon (1870)
Haitian Historian
Horace Pauleus Sannon was a Haitian historian. Born in Les Cayes Pauleus Sannon studied social-political sciences in Paris France. He wrote several books on the history of Haiti including Essai...
5. Jacques Nicolas Léger (Unknow)
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Jacques Nicolas Léger was a Haitian lawyer politician and diplomat. Léger was born at Les Cayes Haiti in 1859. He received his early education in Haiti and as a very...
6. Lysius Salomon (1815)
President Of Haiti
Louis Étienne Félicité Lysius Salomon was the President of Haiti from 1879 to 1888. Salomon is best remembered for instituting Haiti's first postal system and his lively enthusiasm to modernize...
7. Michel Domingue (1813)
President Of Haiti
Michel Domingue was the President of Haiti from June 14 1874 to April 15 1876. Michel Domingue was born in Les Cayes in 1813. He graduated from military training and...
8. Pierre Faubert (Unknow)
Haitian Writer
Pierre Faubert was a Haitian poet and playwright. Faubert was born in Cayes to a general of the Haitian Revolution. Educated in France Faubert returned to Haiti and served as...
9. Hérard Dumesle (1784)
Haitian Politician And Poet
Hérard Dumesle was a Haitian poet and politician. Dumesle a mulatto opposed the government of Jean Pierre Boyer and formed a group of like-minded young mulattoes called the Society for...
