Angers
Angers ranks 468th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergamo, London, Ontario, and Guatemala City. Memorable people born in Angers include Jean Bodin, Robert I of France, and Marie of Anjou. Memorable people who died in Angers include Raymond Kopa, Joseph Proust, and Ermengarde of Hesbaye. Angers has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and writers. Angers is located in France.
Angers is a city in western France, about 300 km (190 mi) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called Angevins or, more rarely, Angeriens. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 860 and 1987, Angers was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Jean Bodin, Robert I of France, and Marie of Anjou. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Angers including Raymond Kopa, Joseph Proust, and Ermengarde of Hesbaye.
People Born in Angers
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Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 1
Robert I of France
860 - 923
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 2
Marie of Anjou
1404 - 1463
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 3
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 4
Michel Eugène Chevreul
1786 - 1889
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 5
Fulk, King of Jerusalem
1092 - 1143
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 6
René II, Duke of Lorraine
1451 - 1508
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 7
André Bazin
1918 - 1958
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 8
Louis III of Anjou
1403 - 1434
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 9
Henri Dutilleux
1916 - 2013
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 10
Phillipe de Plessis
1165 - 1209
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 11
David d'Angers
1788 - 1856
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Angers
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Raymond Kopa
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 1
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 2
Ermengarde of Hesbaye
778 - 818
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
1400 - 1453
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 4
Theodulf of Orléans
750 - 821
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 5
Fulk IV, Count of Anjou
1043 - 1109
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 6
Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou
1006 - 1060
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 7
Julien Gracq
1910 - 2007
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
Guillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 9
Ragenfrid
700 - 731
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 10
Hervé Bazin
1911 - 1996
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Angers were politicians (7), writers (3), chemists (2), composers (2), and actors (2), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (2), soccer players (1), chemists (1), and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Angers, including Mickaël Pagis and Jessica Houara. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Angers, including Robert I of France, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, and René II, Duke of Lorraine.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Angers since 1700.
