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Boulogne-sur-Mer ranks 1,129th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Greifswald, Bayreuth, and Nagpur. Memorable people born in Boulogne-sur-Mer include Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Auguste Mariette. Memorable people who died in Boulogne-sur-Mer include José de San Martín, Alain-René Lesage, and Smithson Tennant. Boulogne-sur-Mer has been the birth place of many politicians and critics and the death place of many writers and military personnels. Boulogne-sur-Mer is located in France.

Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called just Boulogne, is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's second-largest city after Calais, and the 183rd-largest in France. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1060 and 1983, Boulogne-sur-Mer was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Auguste Mariette. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Boulogne-sur-Mer including José de San Martín, Alain-René Lesage, and Smithson Tennant.

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Most individuals born in present day Boulogne-sur-Mer were politicians (3), critics (1), soccer players (1), coaches (1), and physicians (1),  while most who died were writers (2), military personnels (1), chemists (1), and painters (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, including Franck Ribéry. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Boulogne-sur-Mer, including Godfrey of Bouillon, Auguste Mariette, and Matilda of Boulogne.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Boulogne-sur-Mer since 1700.