Lugdunum ranks 2,597th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Balkh, Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, and Haverhill, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Lugdunum include Claudius, Caracalla, and Sidonius Apollinaris. Memorable people who died in Lugdunum include Irenaeus, Gratian, and Clodius Albinus. Lugdunum has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Lugdunum is located in France.
Lugdunum was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but continued an existing Gallic settlement with a likely population of several thousands. It served as the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis and was an important city in the western half of the Roman Empire for centuries. Two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. In the period 69–192 AD, the city's population may have numbered 50,000 to 100,000, and possibly up to 200,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 13 BC and 430, Lugdunum was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Claudius, Caracalla, and Sidonius Apollinaris. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Lugdunum including Irenaeus, Gratian, and Clodius Albinus.
10 BC - 54
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 1
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 2
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 3
13 BC - 31
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4
101 - 177
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5
130 - 202
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 1
359 - 383
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 2
150 - 197
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 3
303 - 353
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Lugdunum were politicians (3), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (3) and religious figures (1).