Metz
Metz ranks 335th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chișinău, Tours, and Nancy, France. Memorable people born in Metz include Paul Verlaine, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, and Theuderic I. Memorable people who died in Metz include Günther von Kluge, Sigebert III, and Jean Moulin. Metz has been the birth place of many military personnels, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Metz is located in France.
Metz is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany and Luxembourg, the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Metz was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Paul Verlaine, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, and Theuderic I. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Metz including Günther von Kluge, Sigebert III, and Jean Moulin.
People Born in Metz
Go to all RankingsPaul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 1
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1058 - 1118
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 2
Theuderic I
POLITICIAN
485 - 534
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Jean-Victor Poncelet
MATHEMATICIAN
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 4
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 5
Ambroise Thomas
COMPOSER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 6
Theuderic II
POLITICIAN
587 - 613
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 7
Louis Le Prince
INVENTOR
1841 - 1890
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 8
Ansegisel
POLITICIAN
602 - 662
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
Jacques Charrier
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 10
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 11
Heinz Harmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Metz
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Falley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 20
Erwin Vandendaele
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 30
Émile Léonard Mathieu
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1890
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 33
Jean-Philippe Rohr
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 36
Olivier Delaître
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 37
Arnaud Lusamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 22.69
Rank: 40
Jonathan Lobert
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
Irina Fetisova
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Nicholas Allen
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Metz
Go to all RankingsGünther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 1
Sigebert III
POLITICIAN
630 - 656
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 2
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3
Theuderic II
POLITICIAN
587 - 613
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 4
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
NOBLEMAN
970 - 1040
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1781
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 6
Chrodegang
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
715 - 766
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7
Glückel of Hameln
WRITER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 8
Chlodulf of Metz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 9
Teutberga
POLITICIAN
900 - 875
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 10
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1635
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 11
Jules Bocandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Metz
Go to all RankingsTeutberga
POLITICIAN
900 - 875
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 10
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1635
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 11
Jules Bocandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Metz were military personnels (7), soccer players (6), writers (5), athletes (5), and politicians (4), while most who died were politicians (5), noblemen (2), religious figures (2), military personnels (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Metz, including Erwin Vandendaele, Jonathan Joubert, and Jean-Philippe Rohr. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Metz, including Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Heinz Harmel, and François Étienne de Kellermann.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 24 globally memorable people born in Metz since 1700.