Dijon
Dijon ranks 290th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pyongyang, Antioch, and Jacksonville, Florida. Memorable people born in Dijon include Gustave Eiffel, Charles the Bold, and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Memorable people who died in Dijon include Henri Giraud, Claus Sluter, and Margaret of Bavaria. Dijon has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and writers. Dijon is located in France.
Dijon is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. As of 2017 the commune had a population of 156,920. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1066 and 1991, Dijon was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Gustave Eiffel, Charles the Bold, and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Dijon including Henri Giraud, Claus Sluter, and Margaret of Bavaria.
People Born in Dijon
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Gustave Eiffel
1832 - 1923
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 1
Charles the Bold
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 2
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 3
Philip the Good
1396 - 1467
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 4
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Roger Guillemin
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 6
Henry, Count of Portugal
1066 - 1112
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 7
Claude-Louis Navier
1785 - 1836
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 8
Étienne Cabet
1788 - 1856
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 9
Jane Frances de Chantal
1572 - 1641
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Claude Jade
1948 - 2006
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 11
François Rude
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dijon
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Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
1386 - 1428
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 21
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
1719 - 1787
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 28
Mehdi Bourabia
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.00
Rank: 36
Julien Pillet
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Dijon
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Henri Giraud
1879 - 1949
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 1
Claus Sluter
1340 - 1406
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2
Margaret of Bavaria
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 3
Elizabeth of the Trinity
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 4
Louis Le Prince
1841 - 1890
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 5
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy
958 - 1026
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6
François Pierre La Varenne
1618 - 1678
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 7
Jean Malouel
1370 - 1415
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 8
Bonne of Artois
1396 - 1425
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 9
Catherine of Burgundy
1378 - 1425
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 10
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 11
Baude Cordier
1364 - 1400
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Dijon
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1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 4
Jean Malouel
1370 - 1415
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 8
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Dijon were politicians (7), writers (7), engineers (2), composers (2), and philosophers (2), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (2), military personnels (1), sculptors (1), and inventors (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dijon, including Claude Jade and Jocelyn Quivrin. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dijon, including Philip the Good, Henry, Count of Portugal, and Edmond Debeaumarché.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Dijon since 1700.
