Melle, Deux-Sèvres
Melle, Deux-Sèvres ranks 9,969th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shunde, Foshan, Fuyang, Hangzhou, and Fremantle. Memorable people born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres include Joseph Avenol, and Laurent Cantet. Melle, Deux-Sèvres has been the birth place of many politicians, and film directors. Melle, Deux-Sèvres is located in France.
Melle is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mazières-sur-Béronne, Paizay-le-Tort, Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière and Saint-Martin-lès-Melle were merged into Melle. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1961, Melle, Deux-Sèvres was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Joseph Avenol, and Laurent Cantet.
People Born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres
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Joseph Avenol
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1
Laurent Cantet
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2024
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Melle, Deux-Sèvres were politicians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres, including Laurent Cantet. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Melle, Deux-Sèvres, including Joseph Avenol.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres since 1700.
