Grenoble
Grenoble ranks 467th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aberdeen, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and Lund. The most famous people from Grenoble are Stendhal, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, and Henri Fantin-Latour. The most famous people who died in Grenoble are Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Hugh of Châteauneuf, and François-Marie Raoult. Grenoble has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many occultists, and religious figures. Grenoble is located in France.
People
Between 1682 and 1995, Grenoble was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Stendhal, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, and Henri Fantin-Latour. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Grenoble including Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Hugh of Châteauneuf, and François-Marie Raoult.
People Born in Grenoble
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Stendhal
WRITER
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 1
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
PHILOSOPHER
1714 - 1780
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 2
Henri Fantin-Latour
PAINTER
1836 - 1904
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 3
Jacques de Vaucanson
INVENTOR
1709 - 1782
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 4
Emmanuel Mounier
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 5
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1785
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 6
Antoine Barnave
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1793
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 7
Michel Lotito
CELEBRITY
1950 - 2007
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 8
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
WRITER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Lionel Terray
MOUNTAINEER
1921 - 1965
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 10
André Clot
HISTORIAN
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 11
Casimir Pierre Périer
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1832
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Grenoble
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Michel Fugain
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 18
Emmanuel Faber
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 21
Cédric Lyard
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 27
Fabrice Bellard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 28
Xavier Dorfman
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 29
Claire Feuerstein
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.97
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Grenoble
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
OCCULTIST
1486 - 1535
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 1
Hugh of Châteauneuf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1053 - 1132
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2
François-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 3
Michel Lotito
CELEBRITY
1950 - 2007
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 4
Kateb Yacine
WRITER
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 6
Louis Vicat
ENGINEER
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 7
Francisco Cepeda
CYCLIST
1906 - 1935
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Grenoblewere politicians (4), soccer players (4), athletes (4), writers (3), and philosophers (2), while most who died were occultists (1), religious figures (1), chemists (1), celebrities (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grenoble, including Rafik Djebbour, Yannis Tafer, and Ruben Aguilar. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grenoble, including Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Antoine Barnave, and Casimir Pierre Périer.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Grenoble since 1700.
