Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse ranks 1,714th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nordhausen, Thuringia, Ithaca, New York, and Irvine, California. Memorable people born in Bourg-en-Bresse include Jérôme Lalande, Edgar Quinet, and Marie-Joseph Lagrange. Memorable people who died in Bourg-en-Bresse include Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac. Bourg-en-Bresse has been the birth place of many astronomers and historians and the death place of many mathematicians. Bourg-en-Bresse is located in France.
Bourg-en-Bresse is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse. In 2018, the commune had a population of 41,248. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1581 and 1989, Bourg-en-Bresse was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jérôme Lalande, Edgar Quinet, and Marie-Joseph Lagrange. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Bourg-en-Bresse including Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac.
People Born in Bourg-en-Bresse
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Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
1855 - 1938
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
1581 - 1638
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4
Daniel Morelon
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 5
Julien Benneteau
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 6
François Clerc
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.99
Rank: 7
Antoine Diot
1989 - Present
HPI: 26.52
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Bourg-en-Bresse
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Bourg-en-Bresse were astronomers (1), historians (1), religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Bourg-en-Bresse since 1700.
