Cultural Production in
Present Day
France
France
France ranks 4th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Memorable people born in present day France include Napoleon, Louis XIV of France, and René Descartes. Memorable people who died in France include Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Vincent van Gogh. France has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
People
Between 380 BC and 2009, present day France was the birth place of 7,573 globally memorable people, including Napoleon, Louis XIV of France, and René Descartes. Additionaly, 5,158 globally memorable people have passed away in present day France including Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Vincent van Gogh.
People Born in Present Day France
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Napoleon
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1821
HPI: 95.29
Rank: 1
Louis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.01
Rank: 2
René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 3
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 4
Joan of Arc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1412 - 1431
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 5
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 90.50
Rank: 6
Victor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 7
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 8
Louis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 9
Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 88.69
Rank: 10
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 88.32
Rank: 11
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 87.83
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day France
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Marie-Rose Tessier
CELEBRITY
1910 - 2026
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 2,094
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3,696
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4,041
Michel Portal
COMPOSER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4,059
Bruno Retailleau
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 4,192
Jean-Paul Vesco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,280
Coralie Fargeat
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 4,376
Francis Huster
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 4,410
Nicole Croisille
SINGER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 4,729
Désiré Doué
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,809
Christian Vadim
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 4,884
Cyrielle Clair
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,925
People Deceased in Present Day France
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Leonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Marie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 2
Vincent van Gogh
PAINTER
1853 - 1890
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 3
Louis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.01
Rank: 4
Frédéric Chopin
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 5
Pablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 91.68
Rank: 6
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 7
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 8
Joan of Arc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1412 - 1431
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 9
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 90.50
Rank: 10
Victor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 11
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day France
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CELEBRITY
1910 - 2026
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 2,253
Leila Shahid
DIPLOMAT
1949 - 2026
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,733
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3,928
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4,248
Michel Portal
COMPOSER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4,268
Charles Denner
ACTOR
1926 - 1995
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,605
Waleed Al-Jasem
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2025
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 4,801
Piero Gobetti
JOURNALIST
1901 - 1926
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 4,827
Nicole Croisille
SINGER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 4,839
Kate Barry
ACTOR
1967 - 2013
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 4,967
Ángel Parra
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 5,065
Mano Solo
SINGER
1963 - 2010
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 5,119
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day France were soccer players (1114), politicians (981), writers (689), actors (528), and athletes (523), while most who died were politicians (1019), writers (733), painters (345), actors (257), and religious figures (203).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day France, including Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, and Raymond Kopa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day France, including Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, and Raymond Kopa.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day France since 1700.
