France ranks 316th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wellington, Oviedo, and Luanda. Memorable people born in France include Gregory of Tours, Gabrielle d'Estrées, and Robert Guérin. Memorable people who died in France include François Villon, Anne of Kiev, and Joan II of Navarre. France has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many writers and companions. France is located in France.
France, officially the French Republic, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and over 67 million people. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 538 and 1984, France was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Gregory of Tours, Gabrielle d'Estrées, and Robert Guérin. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in France including François Villon, Anne of Kiev, and Joan II of Navarre.
538 - 593
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 1
1573 - 1599
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 2
1876 - 1952
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 3
1736 - 1806
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 4
1050 - 1096
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 5
1661 - 1681
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 6
1216 - 1250
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 7
750 - 821
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 8
1300 - 1291
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 9
1160 - 1220
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 10
1523 - 1590
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 11
1400 - 1453
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 12
1045 - 1094
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 32
1431 - 1463
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 1
1025 - 1075
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 2
1311 - 1349
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 3
1883 - 1970
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 4
1906 - 1964
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 5
1842 - 1926
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 6
1160 - 1220
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 7
1921 - 2006
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 8
1035 - 1074
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 9
1110 - 1300
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 10
1864 - 1936
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 11
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day France were politicians (8), religious figures (4), writers (3), businesspeople (2), and noblemen (2), while most who died were writers (2), companions (2), politicians (2), astronomers (2), and biologists (2).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in France, including Pierre Coffin. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day France, including Walter Sans Avoir, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, and Robert I, Count of Artois.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in France since 1700.