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La Rochelle (fra)

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La Rochelle ranks 676th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Victoria, British Columbia, Mongolia, and Como. Memorable people born in La Rochelle include William-Adolphe Bouguereau, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, and Aimé Bonpland. Memorable people who died in La Rochelle include William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Eugène Fromentin, and José Beyaert. La Rochelle has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many painters, and cyclists. La Rochelle is located in France.

La Rochelle is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 2021, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fourth in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges and Poitiers. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, La Rochelle was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including William-Adolphe Bouguereau, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, and Aimé Bonpland. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in La Rochelle including William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Eugène Fromentin, and José Beyaert.

People Born in La Rochelle

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People Deceased in La Rochelle

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day La Rochelle were athletes (7), politicians (3), painters (2), biologists (2), and writers (2),  while most who died were painters (2), and cyclists (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Rochelle, including Matthieu Androdias, Manon Audinet, and Lucie Anastassiou. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Rochelle, including Guy de Luget, Matthieu Androdias, and Christopher Griffiths.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in La Rochelle since 1700.