Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse ranks 1,661st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liberec, Banjul, and Vukovar. 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
People
Between 1581 and 1989, Bourg-en-Bresse was the birth place of 9 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
Go to all Rankings
Jérôme Lalande
ASTRONOMER
1732 - 1807
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 1
Edgar Quinet
HISTORIAN
1803 - 1875
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 2
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1855 - 1938
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 3
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1638
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4
Daniel Morelon
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 5
Julien Benneteau
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 6
François Clerc
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 7
Antoine Diot
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.14
Rank: 8
Pierre-Luc Périchon
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.30
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Bourg-en-Bresse
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Bourg-en-Bresse
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most 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).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bourg-en-Bresse, including Daniel Morelon. Whereas, throughout history, astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bourg-en-Bresse, including Jérôme Lalande.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Bourg-en-Bresse since 1700.
