Grenoble ranks 423rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chang'an, Albany, New York, and Luxembourg City. Memorable people born in Grenoble include Stendhal, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, and Jacques de Vaucanson. Memorable people who died in Grenoble include Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Kateb Yacine, and Hugh of Châteauneuf. Grenoble has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many occultists and writers. Grenoble is located in France.
Grenoble is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the capital of the Dauphiné historical province and lies where the river Drac flows into the Isère at the foot of the French Alps. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1682 and 1995, Grenoble was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Stendhal, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, and Jacques de Vaucanson. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Grenoble including Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Kateb Yacine, and Hugh of Châteauneuf.
1783 - 1842
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 1
1714 - 1780
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 2
1709 - 1782
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 3
1836 - 1904
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 4
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 5
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 6
1761 - 1793
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 7
1921 - 1965
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 8
1682 - 1749
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 9
1950 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 10
1942 - 2006
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 11
1758 - 1806
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 12
1950 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 10
1758 - 1806
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 12
1817 - 1908
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 15
1769 - 1852
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 17
1959 - 2016
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 20
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.81
Rank: 23
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.05
Rank: 24
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 25
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.07
Rank: 27
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.38
Rank: 28
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 1
1929 - 1989
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 2
1053 - 1132
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
1830 - 1901
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
1950 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 5
1942 - 2006
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 6
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 7
1053 - 1132
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
1950 - 2007
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 5
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Grenoble were politicians (4), writers (3), soccer players (3), philosophers (2), and painters (2), while most who died were occultists (1), writers (1), religious figures (1), chemists (1), and celebrities (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grenoble, including Rafik Djebbour, Ruben Aguilar, and Jérémy Pied. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grenoble, including Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Antoine Barnave, and Jean Joseph Mounier.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Grenoble since 1700.