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Lyon (fra)

France

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Lyon ranks 72nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pittsburgh, Helsinki, and Cleveland. Memorable people born in Lyon include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, André-Marie Ampère, and Philip V of France. Memorable people who died in Lyon include Bonaventure, Francis de Sales, and Klaus Barbie. Lyon has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Lyon is located in France.

Lyon is the third-largest city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2003, Lyon was the birth place of 143 globally memorable people, including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, André-Marie Ampère, and Philip V of France. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Lyon including Bonaventure, Francis de Sales, and Klaus Barbie.

People Born in Lyon

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lyon were soccer players (29), writers (14), athletes (10), politicians (7), and painters (7),  while most who died were politicians (12), religious figures (6), writers (4), noblemen (3), and philosophers (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lyon, including Karim Benzema, Raymond Domenech, and Youri Djorkaeff. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lyon, including Karim Benzema, Raymond Domenech, and Youri Djorkaeff.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Lyon since 1700.