Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt ranks 200th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Skopje, Westminster, and Tel Aviv. Memorable people born in Boulogne-Billancourt include Patrick Modiano, Edmond James de Rothschild, and Édith Cresson. Memorable people who died in Boulogne-Billancourt include Juan Gris, Georges Sorel, and Gilbert Bécaud. Boulogne-Billancourt has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and film directors. Boulogne-Billancourt is located in France.
Boulogne-Billancourt is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located 8.2 km (5 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and thus the seat of the larger arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is also part of the Métropole du Grand Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt includes one island in the Seine: Île Seguin. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1845 and 1998, Boulogne-Billancourt was the birth place of 63 globally memorable people, including Patrick Modiano, Edmond James de Rothschild, and Édith Cresson. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Boulogne-Billancourt including Juan Gris, Georges Sorel, and Gilbert Bécaud.
People Born in Boulogne-Billancourt
Go to all RankingsPatrick Modiano
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 2
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 4
Catherine Spaak
ACTOR
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 5
Leslie Caron
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 6
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
NOBLEMAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 7
Natalia Pavlovna Paley
MODEL
1905 - 1981
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 8
Ariane Mnouchkine
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 9
Bertrand Blier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 10
Philippe Garrel
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 11
Marie Trintignant
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Boulogne-Billancourt
Go to all RankingsPedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1981
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 20
Véronique Sanson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 30
Jean-Paul Agon
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 43
Romain Cannone
FENCER
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.64
Rank: 61
Roger-Yves Bost
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 62
Antoine Viquerat
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 63
People Deceased in Boulogne-Billancourt
Go to all RankingsJuan Gris
PAINTER
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 1
Georges Sorel
PHILOSOPHER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 2
Gilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 3
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 4
Paul Landowski
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1961
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
Claude Jade
ACTOR
1948 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 6
Serge Reggiani
SINGER
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 7
Christian-Jaque
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 8
Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville
CHEMIST
1818 - 1881
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 9
Jacques Deray
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 10
Albert Kahn
BUSINESSPERSON
1860 - 1940
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 11
Georges Mathieu
PAINTER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Boulogne-Billancourt
Go to all RankingsBernard Malivoire
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 26
Marc Bouissou
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 27
Mathieu Montcourt
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - 2009
HPI: 29.34
Rank: 28
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Boulogne-Billancourt were actors (19), politicians (8), film directors (7), writers (6), and philosophers (3), while most who died were actors (5), film directors (3), writers (3), athletes (3), and painters (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Boulogne-Billancourt, including Catherine Spaak, Leslie Caron, and Marie Trintignant. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Boulogne-Billancourt, including Catherine Spaak, Leslie Caron, and Marie Trintignant.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Boulogne-Billancourt since 1700.