Angoulême
Angoulême ranks 1,258th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, Newport News, Virginia, and Eskilstuna. 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 .
Angoulême is a small city in the southwestern French department of Charente, of which it is the prefecture. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1188 and 1989, Angoulême was the birth place of 12 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
Go to all RankingsCharles-Augustin de Coulomb
PHYSICIST
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 1
Marguerite de Navarre
WRITER
1492 - 1549
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 2
François Ravaillac
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1610
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 3
Isabella of Angoulême
COMPANION
1188 - 1246
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 4
Maurice Duverger
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 5
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6
André Thevet
EXPLORER
1516 - 1590
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 7
Guillaume Faye
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 9
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
ENGINEER
1714 - 1800
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 10
Adrien Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 11
Amandine Bourgeois
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Angoulême
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Angoulême
Go to all RankingsJean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1
René Laloux
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2
Lindsay Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 3
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
ARCHITECT
1729 - 1800
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 4
Occupations
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Angoulême since 1700.