Lyon ranks 72nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pittsburgh, Saitama Prefecture, and Zagreb. 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 Francis de Sales, Bonaventure, 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, traditionally spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city of 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, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 380 and 2003, Lyon was the birth place of 125 globally memorable people, including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, André-Marie Ampère, and Philip V of France. Additionaly, 45 globally memorable people have passed away in Lyon including Francis de Sales, Bonaventure, and Klaus Barbie.
1900 - 1944
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 1
1775 - 1836
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 2
1293 - 1322
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 3
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 4
1767 - 1832
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1752 - 1834
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
1886 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 7
1804 - 1869
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 8
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 9
1140 - 1205
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 10
475 - 545
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 11
1824 - 1898
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 12
1695 - 1760
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 35
1847 - 1879
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 43
1658 - 1733
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 56
1835 - 1922
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 69
1761 - 1818
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 75
1939 - 2004
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 76
1891 - 1966
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 86
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 96
1875 - 1954
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 104
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 106
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 108
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 109
1567 - 1622
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 1
1221 - 1274
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 2
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 3
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 5
1591 - 1661
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 6
1413 - 1465
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 7
1363 - 1429
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
1321 - 1362
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 9
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
845 - 863
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 11
1465 - 1482
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 12
1562 - 1604
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 25
87 - 177
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 27
1460 - 1510
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 28
1170 - 1247
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 31
1500 - 1575
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 32
1887 - 1957
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 38
1874 - 1949
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 43
1875 - 1954
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 45
Most individuals born in present day Lyon were soccer players (22), writers (13), politicians (7), actors (7), and painters (6), while most who died were politicians (12), religious figures (6), writers (4), athletes (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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Lyon since 1700.