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Dréan (dza)

Algeria

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Dréan ranks 24,620th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helwan, Chavusy, and La Orotava. The most famous people from Dréan are Albert Camus. Dréan has been the birth place of many writers. Dréan is located in Algeria.

Dréan is a small coastal town in Algeria, 25 km south of Annaba, in El Taref Province. According to the 2008 census It has a population of 37,686. It was founded by French settlers under the name Mondovi in 1848 and remained as Mondovi until 1962, when Algeria declared its independence and most of the French residents of the town chose to leave. The author Albert Camus was born in Mondovi (Dréan) in 1913, during the French rule in Algeria. It is the capital of Dréan District. Read more on Wikipedia

People

In 1913, Dréan was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Albert Camus.

People Born in Dréan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dréan were writers (1),  while most who died were .

Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dréan, including Albert Camus.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Dréan since 1700.