Cultural Production in

Present Day

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 Voltaire, Jules Verne, and Molière. 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 7,617 globally memorable people, including Napoleon, Louis XIV of France, and René Descartes. Additionaly, 5,184 globally memorable people have passed away in present day France including Voltaire, Jules Verne, and Molière.

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
Gérard Barray
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2,588
Éliane Radigue
COMPOSER
1932 - 2026
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 2,942
Jacqueline Sassard
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 3,003
Marthe Robin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,486
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3,701
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1858
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,729
Didier Eribon
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,833
Jean Desailly
ACTOR
1920 - 2008
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,907
Élizabeth Bourgine
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,974
Antoine Joseph Santerre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1809
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,016

People Deceased in Present Day France

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Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 1
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 88.32
Rank: 2
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 87.83
Rank: 3
Alexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 4
Wallis Simpson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 5
Jacques Offenbach
COMPOSER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 6
Charles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 7
Pope John XXII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1244 - 1334
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 8
François Mitterrand
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1996
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 9
Cardinal Mazarin
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1661
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 10
Karl Lagerfeld
FASHION DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 11
Sully Prudhomme
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day France

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Yves Lacoste
GEOGRAPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: NaN
Rank: 844
Marie-Rose Tessier
CELEBRITY
1910 - 2026
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 2,780
Jean-Pierre Faye
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2026
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3,118
Leila Shahid
DIPLOMAT
1949 - 2026
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3,182
Éliane Radigue
COMPOSER
1932 - 2026
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 3,516
Gholam Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,768
Marthe Robin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,957
Mike Brant
SINGER
1947 - 1975
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 4,042
Zeid bin Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1970
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 4,060
Rolland Courbis
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,150
Jean Desailly
ACTOR
1920 - 2008
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 4,293
Antoine Joseph Santerre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1809
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,373