Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg-Octeville ranks 8,620th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Union of South Africa, Wermsdorf, and Molledo. Memorable people born in Cherbourg-Octeville include Roland Barthes, and Amaël Moinard. Cherbourg-Octeville has been the birth place of many philosophers, and cyclists. Cherbourg-Octeville is located in France.
Cherbourg-Octeville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was formed when Cherbourg and Octeville merged on 28 February 2000. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, of which it became a delegated commune. Its population was 35,338 in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1982, Cherbourg-Octeville was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Roland Barthes, and Amaël Moinard.
People Born in Cherbourg-Octeville
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Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 1
Amaël Moinard
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cherbourg-Octeville were philosophers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cherbourg-Octeville, including Amaël Moinard. Whereas, throughout history, philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cherbourg-Octeville, including Roland Barthes.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Cherbourg-Octeville since 1700.
