La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon ranks 4,583rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Naumburg, Mexborough, and Marlborough, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in La Roche-sur-Yon include Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, Émile Faguet, and Adlène Guedioura. La Roche-sur-Yon has been the birth place of many painters, and writers. La Roche-sur-Yon is located in France.
La Roche-sur-Yon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is Yonnais. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1828 and 1985, La Roche-sur-Yon was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, Émile Faguet, and Adlène Guedioura.
People Born in La Roche-sur-Yon
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Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
PAINTER
1828 - 1886
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1
Émile Faguet
WRITER
1847 - 1916
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 2
Adlène Guedioura
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 3
Félicia Ballanger
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day La Roche-sur-Yon were painters (1), writers (1), soccer players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Roche-sur-Yon, including Adlène Guedioura. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Roche-sur-Yon, including Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in La Roche-sur-Yon since 1700.
