Briançon
Briançon ranks 4,423rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yalova, Cuenca, Spain, and Cuenca, Ecuador. Memorable people born in Briançon include Oronce Finé, Luc Alphand, and Richard Jouve. Briançon has been the birth place of many skiers, and mathematicians. Briançon is located in France.
Briançon is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of 1,326 metres, based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,084 for the commune. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1494 and 1994, Briançon was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Oronce Finé, Luc Alphand, and Richard Jouve.
People Born in Briançon
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Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1
Luc Alphand
SKIER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 2
Richard Jouve
SKIER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 3
Pierre Vaultier
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Briançon were skiers (2), mathematicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Briançon, including Luc Alphand, and Richard Jouve. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Briançon, including Luc Alphand, and Richard Jouve.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Briançon since 1700.
