Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau ranks 3,362nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Heilongjiang, Barbados, and Korçë. The most famous people from Fontainebleau are Philip VI of France, Claude of France, and Patrick Devedjian. The most famous people who died in Fontainebleau are Philip IV of France, Django Reinhardt, and Rosso Fiorentino. Fontainebleau has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Fontainebleau is located in France.
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 kilometres (34.5 mi) south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself. The commune is closest to Seine-et-Marne Prefecture Melun. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1293 and 1992, Fontainebleau was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Philip VI of France, Claude of France, and Patrick Devedjian. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Fontainebleau including Philip IV of France, Django Reinhardt, and Rosso Fiorentino. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Fontainebleau than were born there.
People Born in Fontainebleau
Go to all RankingsPhilip VI of France
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1350
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
Claude of France
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1575
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 2
Patrick Devedjian
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3
Nathalie Becquart
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4
Pascal Jolyot
FENCER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 5
Antoine Richard
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 6
Thibault Colard
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.07
Rank: 7
Célia Jodar
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 22.88
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Fontainebleau
Go to all RankingsAntoine Richard
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 6
Thibault Colard
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.07
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Fontainebleau
Go to all RankingsPhilip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 1
Django Reinhardt
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1953
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 2
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 3
Maximilian Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1493 - 1530
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 4
Sebastiano Serlio
ARCHITECT
1475 - 1554
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 5
Niccolò dell'Abbate
PAINTER
1512 - 1571
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 6
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 7
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 8
Louis-François de Boufflers
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1711
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 9
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 10
Louise de Coligny
COMPANION
1555 - 1620
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 11
Oscar Milosz
WRITER
1877 - 1939
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fontainebleau were athletes (3), politicians (2), noblemen (1), religious figures (1), and fencers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), painters (4), musicians (2), architects (2), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fontainebleau, including Antoine Richard, Thibault Colard, and Célia Jodar. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fontainebleau, including Antoine Richard, Thibault Colard, and Célia Jodar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Fontainebleau since 1700.




















