Brittany
Brittany ranks 3,886th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kokand, Auch, and Kingdom of Kartli. Memorable people born in Brittany include Marie de France, Judoc, and Alix, Duchess of Brittany. Brittany has been the birth place of many writers, and religious figures. Brittany is located in France.
Brittany is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany is the traditional homeland of the Breton people and is one of the six Celtic nations, retaining a distinct cultural identity that reflects its history. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1955, Brittany was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Marie de France, Judoc, and Alix, Duchess of Brittany.
People Born in Brittany
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Marie de France
WRITER
1101 - 1300
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1
Judoc
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 668
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
Alix, Duchess of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 3
Christian Gourcuff
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4
Liam Jegou
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Brittany
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Most individuals born in present day Brittany were writers (1), religious figures (1), politicians (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brittany, including Christian Gourcuff. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brittany, including Marie de France.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Brittany since 1700.
