Marseille
Marseille ranks 86th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shizuoka Prefecture, Vancouver, and Stuttgart. The most famous people from Marseille are Zinedine Zidane, Petronius, and Honoré Daumier. The most famous people who died in Marseille are André-Marie Ampère, Arthur Rimbaud, and Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Marseille has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Marseille is located in France.
People
Between 380 BC and 2002, Marseille was the birth place of 143 globally memorable people, including Zinedine Zidane, Petronius, and Honoré Daumier. Additionaly, 44 globally memorable people have passed away in Marseille including André-Marie Ampère, Arthur Rimbaud, and Alexander I of Yugoslavia.
People Born in Marseille
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Zinedine Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 1
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 2
Honoré Daumier
PAINTER
1808 - 1879
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 3
Adolphe Thiers
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1877
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 4
Désirée Clary
COMPANION
1777 - 1860
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 5
Antonin Artaud
WRITER
1896 - 1948
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 6
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 7
Pytheas
EXPLORER
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 8
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 9
Marius Petipa
DANCER
1818 - 1910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 10
Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 11
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Marseille
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José Anigo
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 81
Patrick Blondeau
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 82
Emmanuel Mouret
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 88
Soprano
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 89
Laurent Foirest
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 106
Maxence Caron
WRITER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 117
Salim Arrache
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 123
Thierry Amiel
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 127
Ali M'Madi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 129
Jean-Philippe Patrice
FENCER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.28
Rank: 133
Djamel Bakar
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.62
Rank: 135
Sébastien Patrice
FENCER
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 136
People Deceased in Marseille
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André-Marie Ampère
PHYSICIST
1775 - 1836
HPI: 84.30
Rank: 1
Arthur Rimbaud
WRITER
1854 - 1891
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 2
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1934
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 3
Maximian
POLITICIAN
240 - 310
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 4
Lucius Caesar
POLITICIAN
17 BC - 2
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 5
Max von Sydow
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 6
Marie Taglioni
DANCER
1804 - 1884
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 7
Édouard Stephan
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 8
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1826
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 9
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 10
Louis Barthou
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 11
Vlado Chernozemski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Marseille were soccer players (50), writers (12), actors (12), athletes (11), and politicians (7), while most who died were politicians (9), writers (5), religious figures (4), soccer players (4), and astronomers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Marseille, including Zinedine Zidane, Eric Cantona, and Christophe Galtier. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Marseille, including Zinedine Zidane, Eric Cantona, and Christophe Galtier.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Marseille since 1700.
