Chartres ranks 723rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poltava, Des Moines, Iowa, and Mulhouse. 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
Between 983 and 1989, Chartres was the birth place of 17 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.
1754 - 1793
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1
1045 - 1102
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2
1059 - 1127
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
1130 - 1191
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 4
1814 - 1886
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 5
1150 - 1206
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 6
1756 - 1794
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 7
983 - 1037
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 8
1769 - 1796
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 9
1629 - 1693
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 10
1625 - 1695
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 11
1913 - 2010
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 12
1110 - 1180
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1
1040 - 1115
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
960 - 1028
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Chartres were politicians (3), noblemen (3), writers (3), philosophers (2), and military personnels (1), while most who died were philosophers (2) and religious figures (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Chartres since 1700.