Caen
Caen ranks 1,160th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Kaiserslautern, and Austria. Memorable people born in Caen include Daniel Auber, Pierre Varignon, and François de Malherbe. Memorable people who died in Caen include Alain Robbe-Grillet, Antoine Galland, and John Eudes. Caen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and religious figures. Caen is located in France.
Caen is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants, while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1090 and 1996, Caen was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Daniel Auber, Pierre Varignon, and François de Malherbe. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Caen including Alain Robbe-Grillet, Antoine Galland, and John Eudes.
People Born in Caen
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Daniel Auber
COMPOSER
1782 - 1871
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1
Pierre Varignon
MATHEMATICIAN
1654 - 1722
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 2
François de Malherbe
WRITER
1555 - 1628
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1970
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 4
Pierre Daniel Huet
PHILOSOPHER
1630 - 1721
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 5
André-Louis Danjon
ASTRONOMER
1890 - 1967
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 6
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1090 - 1147
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 7
François le Métel de Boisrobert
WRITER
1592 - 1662
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 8
Léa Drucker
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 9
Benoît Costil
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 10
Youssef El-Arabi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 11
Bruno Massot
SKATER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Caen
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PHILOSOPHER
1630 - 1721
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 5
Elliot Grandin
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 13
Efthimios Mitas
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Privel Hinkati
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Samy Colman
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Caen
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Alain Robbe-Grillet
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1
Antoine Galland
WRITER
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
John Eudes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1601 - 1680
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 3
Beau Brummell
DESIGNER
1778 - 1840
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
John III, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1286 - 1341
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 5
Cecilia of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1056 - 1126
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6
Pierre Chaunu
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 7
Jacques Noël
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 8
Roger Apéry
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 1994
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Caen
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Most individuals born in present day Caen were soccer players (3), athletes (3), writers (2), composers (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were writers (2), religious figures (1), designers (1), noblemen (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Caen, including Benoît Costil, Youssef El-Arabi, and Elliot Grandin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Caen, including Benoît Costil, Youssef El-Arabi, and Elliot Grandin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Caen since 1700.
