Lille
Lille ranks 292nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ottawa, Sendai, and Dayton, Ohio. The most famous people from Lille are Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Émile Bernard. The most famous people who died in Lille are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Louis II, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski. Lille has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and cyclists. Lille is located in France.
People
Between 0 and 2003, Lille was the birth place of 53 globally memorable people, including Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Émile Bernard. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Lille including Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Louis II, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski.
People Born in Lille
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Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 2
Émile Bernard
PAINTER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 3
Philippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 4
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 5
Alain de Lille
PHILOSOPHER
1117 - 1202
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 6
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Paul Gachet
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1909
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 8
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Carolus-Duran
PAINTER
1837 - 1917
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 10
Isabelle Aubret
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 11
Walter of Châtillon
WRITER
1135 - 1201
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lille
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Jean Butez
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 45
Adrien Tameze
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 47
Ismaël Doukouré
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 49
Ismail Hassan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.52
Rank: 50
Dorian Dervite
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.20
Rank: 51
People Deceased in Lille
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Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1067
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1
Louis II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1384
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 2
Jean Stablinski
CYCLIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 3
Robert Défossé
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1973
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4
Antoine Demoitié
CYCLIST
1990 - 2016
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lillewere soccer players (13), athletes (5), actors (3), writers (3), and military personnels (2), while most who died were politicians (2), cyclists (2), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Lille since 1700.
