Cherbourg
Cherbourg ranks 3,339th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rustavi, Takaoka, Toyama, and Alzano Lombardo. Memorable people born in Cherbourg include Jean Marais, Victor Grignard, and Georges Sorel. Memorable people who died in Cherbourg include Charles-Eugène Delaunay. Cherbourg has been the birth place of many actors, and chemists and the death place of many mathematicians. Cherbourg is located in France.
Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1847 and 1995, Cherbourg was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Jean Marais, Victor Grignard, and Georges Sorel. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Cherbourg including Charles-Eugène Delaunay.
People Born in Cherbourg
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Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 2
Georges Sorel
PHILOSOPHER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
Émilie Loit
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 4
Benoît Cosnefroy
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.04
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Cherbourg
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cherbourg were actors (1), chemists (1), philosophers (1), tennis players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cherbourg, including Émilie Loit. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cherbourg, including Jean Marais.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Cherbourg since 1700.
