Bordeaux
Bordeaux ranks 151st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osaka, Belfast, and Valencia. The most famous people from Bordeaux are Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard II of England, and François Mauriac. The most famous people who died in Bordeaux are Francisco Goya, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, and Flora Tristan. Bordeaux has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Bordeaux is located in France.
People
Between 250 and 2005, Bordeaux was the birth place of 83 globally memorable people, including Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard II of England, and François Mauriac. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Bordeaux including Francisco Goya, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, and Flora Tristan.
People Born in Bordeaux
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
NOBLEMAN
1122 - 1204
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 1
Richard II of England
POLITICIAN
1367 - 1400
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 2
François Mauriac
WRITER
1885 - 1970
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 3
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 4
Joseph Black
CHEMIST
1728 - 1799
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
Jean-Louis Tauran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 6
Ausonius
WRITER
310 - 395
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 7
René Clément
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 8
Rosa Bonheur
SCULPTOR
1822 - 1899
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 9
Jean Anouilh
WRITER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 10
Flora Tristan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1803 - 1844
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 11
Tetricus I
POLITICIAN
250 - 274
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bordeaux
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Stéphane Richard
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 57
Adam Siao Him Fa
SKATER
2001 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 58
Bruno Marie-Rose
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 62
Valériane Vukosavljević
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 74
Alex Sarr
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 77
People Deceased in Bordeaux
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Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 87.42
Rank: 1
Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1924
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 2
Flora Tristan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1803 - 1844
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 3
Francisco Rabal
ACTOR
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 4
Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1472
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 5
Simon Stock
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1164 - 1265
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 6
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 7
Léon Duguit
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 8
Jeanne de Lestonnac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1640
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 9
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
WRITER
1829 - 1871
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 10
Richie Ginther
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1989
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 11
Georges Rayet
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bordeauxwere soccer players (10), writers (7), politicians (6), athletes (6), and painters (5), while most who died were politicians (4), religious figures (4), soccer players (3), writers (2), and astronomers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bordeaux, including Didier Couécou, Jean-François Domergue, and Enzo Fernández. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bordeaux, including Didier Couécou, Jean-François Domergue, and Enzo Fernández.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Bordeaux since 1700.
