Chartres
Chartres ranks 812th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fort Wayne, Indiana, Perm, Russia, and Columbus, Georgia. Memorable people born in Chartres include Jacques Pierre Brissot, Stephen, Count of Blois, and Fulcher of Chartres. Memorable people who died in Chartres include John of Salisbury, Ivo of Chartres, and Fulbert of Chartres. Chartres has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many philosophers, and religious figures. Chartres is located in France.
Chartres is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres, 38,534 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Chartres proper. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 983 and 1995, Chartres was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Jacques Pierre Brissot, Stephen, Count of Blois, and Fulcher of Chartres. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Chartres including John of Salisbury, Ivo of Chartres, and Fulbert of Chartres.
People Born in Chartres
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Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1
Stephen, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1045 - 1102
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2
Fulcher of Chartres
WRITER
1059 - 1127
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 4
Theobald V, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1130 - 1191
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 5
Amalric of Bena
PHILOSOPHER
1150 - 1206
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 6
Odo II, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
983 - 1037
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 7
François Séverin Marceau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1796
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 8
Laurent Cassegrain
ASTRONOMER
1629 - 1693
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 9
Pierre Nicole
PHILOSOPHER
1625 - 1695
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 10
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1794
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 11
Jacqueline de Romilly
WRITER
1913 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chartres
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Achille Guenée
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 14
Leïla Heurtault
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Chartres
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John of Salisbury
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 1
Ivo of Chartres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1040 - 1115
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2
Fulbert of Chartres
PHILOSOPHER
960 - 1028
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chartres were politicians (4), noblemen (3), writers (2), philosophers (2), and military personnels (1), while most who died were philosophers (2), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chartres, including Julien Escudé. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chartres, including Jacques Pierre Brissot, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, and Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Chartres since 1700.
