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Lille ranks 292nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ottawa, Sendai, and Dayton, Ohio. Memorable people born in Lille include Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Noiret, and Jean Baptiste Perrin. Memorable people who died in Lille include Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Louis II, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski. Lille has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and cyclists. Lille is located in France.

Lille is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1997, Lille was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Noiret, and Jean Baptiste Perrin. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Lille including Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Louis II, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski.

People Born in Lille

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lille were soccer players (8), athletes (5), actors (3), writers (3), and military personnels (2),  while most who died were politicians (2), cyclists (2), and soccer players (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Lille since 1700.