Lille
Lille ranks 272nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gunma Prefecture, Delhi, and Douala. Memorable people born in Lille include Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Philippe Noiret. Memorable people who died in Lille include Louis II, Count of Flanders, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski. Lille has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors 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
Between 1117 and 1996, Lille was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Philippe Noiret. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Lille including Louis II, Count of Flanders, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski.
People Born in Lille
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Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 1
Jean Baptiste Perrin
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 2
Philippe Noiret
1930 - 2006
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 3
Édouard Lalo
1823 - 1892
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 4
Émile Bernard
1868 - 1941
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 5
Alain de Lille
1117 - 1202
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 6
Julien Duvivier
1896 - 1967
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 7
Paul Gachet
1828 - 1909
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 8
Carolus-Duran
1837 - 1917
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 9
Jean Dieudonné
1906 - 1992
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 10
Walter of Châtillon
1135 - 1201
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 11
Nicolas Gombert
1495 - 1560
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lille
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Georges Lefebvre
1874 - 1959
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 14
Matthias de l'Obel
1538 - 1616
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 16
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
1730 - 1793
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 23
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 26
Léon Sée
1877 - 1960
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 27
Henri Dulieux
1897 - 1982
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Lille
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Louis II, Count of Flanders
1330 - 1384
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
1012 - 1067
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2
Jean Stablinski
1932 - 2007
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3
Robert Défossé
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4
Antoine Demoitié
1990 - 2016
HPI: 26.91
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Lille
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Lille were soccer players (8), actors (3), military personnels (2), composers (2), and painters (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 Nabil Bentaleb. 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 Nabil Bentaleb.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Lille since 1700.
