Angoulême
Angoulême ranks 1,203rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Reading, Pennsylvania, Flushing, Queens, and Blackburn. Memorable people born in Angoulême include Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Marguerite de Navarre, and François Ravaillac. Memorable people who died in Angoulême include Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, René Laloux, and Lindsay Anderson. Angoulême has been the birth place of many writers and physicists and the death place of many film directors and writers. Angoulême is located in France.
Angoulême is a small city in the southwestern French department of Charente, of which it is the prefecture. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1188 and 1989, Angoulême was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Marguerite de Navarre, and François Ravaillac. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Angoulême including Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, René Laloux, and Lindsay Anderson.
People Born in Angoulême
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 1
Marguerite de Navarre
1492 - 1549
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 2
François Ravaillac
1578 - 1610
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Isabella of Angoulême
1188 - 1246
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 4
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 5
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1597 - 1654
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 6
Guillaume Faye
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 7
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
1714 - 1800
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
1729 - 1800
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 9
Adrien Silva
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 10
Amandine Bourgeois
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Angoulême
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Go to all RankingsJean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1597 - 1654
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1
René Laloux
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 3
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
1729 - 1800
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Angoulême were writers (2), physicists (1), politicians (1), companions (1), and political scientists (1), while most who died were film directors (2), writers (1), and architects (1).
Over the past 100 years, philosophers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Angoulême, including Guillaume Faye. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Angoulême, including Marguerite de Navarre and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Angoulême since 1700.
