Cultural Production in
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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. The top cities in France by number of biographies are Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg.
People
Between 380 BC and 2009, present day France was the birth place of 7,598 globally memorable people, including Napoleon, Louis XIV of France, and René Descartes. Additionaly, 5,168 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
Jean-Pierre Faye
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2026
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 2,482
Éliane Radigue
COMPOSER
1932 - 2026
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,941
Jacqueline Sassard
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 3,002
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3,699
Didier Eribon
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,830
Antoine Joseph Santerre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1809
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,011
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4,046
Michel Portal
COMPOSER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4,064
Bruno Retailleau
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 4,197
Jean-Paul Vesco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,285
Michel Fugain
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,305
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: 2,254
Jean-Pierre Faye
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2026
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 2,656
Leila Shahid
DIPLOMAT
1949 - 2026
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,735
Éliane Radigue
COMPOSER
1932 - 2026
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 3,141
Mike Brant
SINGER
1947 - 1975
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,796
Zeid bin Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1970
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,818
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3,933
Antoine Joseph Santerre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1809
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,218
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4,254
Michel Portal
COMPOSER
1935 - 2026
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 4,274
Dominique Zardi
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,552
Charles Denner
ACTOR
1926 - 1995
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,612
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Francewere soccer players (1114), politicians (988), writers (692), actors (534), and athletes (523), while most who died were politicians (1020), writers (733), painters (345), actors (261), 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.
