Birthdate: January 17, 1943

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Port-au-Prince

Died: March 3, 2017

Born to Haitian agronomist Claude Préval, René Préval, too, followed in his father’s footsteps to become a prominent agronomist. He also studied geothermal sciences, before stepping into politics and becoming Haiti’s 2nd prime minister and, later, its 41st president. He had also served as the Haitian interior and defense minister.