Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand ranks 772nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brăila, Grodno, and Oran. Memorable people born in Clermont-Ferrand include Blaise Pascal, Gregory of Tours, and Avitus. Memorable people who died in Clermont-Ferrand include Sidonius Apollinaris, George Onslow, and Austromoine. Clermont-Ferrand has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and composers. Clermont-Ferrand is located in France.
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 census. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme département. Olivier Bianchi is its current mayor. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 395 and 1998, Clermont-Ferrand was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Blaise Pascal, Gregory of Tours, and Avitus. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Clermont-Ferrand including Sidonius Apollinaris, George Onslow, and Austromoine.
People Born in Clermont-Ferrand
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Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 1
Gregory of Tours
WRITER
538 - 593
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 2
Avitus
POLITICIAN
395 - 457
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 3
Nicolas Chamfort
WRITER
1741 - 1794
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 4
Patrick Depailler
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1980
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 5
Lolo Ferrari
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1963 - 2000
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 6
Antoine François Marmontel
COMPOSER
1816 - 1898
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 7
George Onslow
COMPOSER
1784 - 1853
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 8
Jean Domat
LAWYER
1625 - 1696
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 9
Jacques Delille
WRITER
1738 - 1813
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 10
Dominique Perrault
ARCHITECT
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 11
Yves Dreyfus
FENCER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Clermont-Ferrand
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LAWYER
1625 - 1696
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 9
Mohamed Bayo
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.81
Rank: 16
Beata Pacut
WRESTLER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
Felix Duchampt
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Clermont-Ferrand
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Sidonius Apollinaris
WRITER
430 - 489
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 1
George Onslow
COMPOSER
1784 - 1853
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2
Austromoine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 3
Ivor Bueb
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 1959
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Clermont-Ferrand were writers (3), soccer players (3), composers (2), cyclists (2), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were writers (1), composers (1), religious figures (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Clermont-Ferrand, including Alain Casanova, Laure Boulleau, and Mohamed Bayo. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Clermont-Ferrand, including Gregory of Tours, Nicolas Chamfort, and Jacques Delille.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Clermont-Ferrand since 1700.
