Nancy, France ranks 291st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Antioch, Jacksonville, Florida, and Dijon. Memorable people born in Nancy, France include Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Henri Poincaré, and Lucien Febvre. Memorable people who died in Nancy, France include Charles the Bold, Jacques Callot, and Claude of France. Nancy, France has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and noblemen. Nancy, France is located in France.
Nancy is the prefecture of the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was annexed by France under King Louis XV in 1766 and replaced by a province, with Nancy maintained as capital. Following its rise to prominence in the Age of Enlightenment, it was nicknamed the "capital of Eastern France" in the late 19th century. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 511,257 inhabitants at the 2018 census, making it the 16th-largest functional urban area in France and Lorraine's largest. The population of the city of Nancy proper is 104,885. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1425 and 1989, Nancy, France was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Henri Poincaré, and Lucien Febvre. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Nancy, France including Charles the Bold, Jacques Callot, and Claude of France.
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 1
1854 - 1912
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 3
1920 - 2013
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 4
1592 - 1635
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 6
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 7
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 8
1609 - 1670
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 9
1517 - 1545
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
1544 - 1602
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
1604 - 1675
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 12
1904 - 1967
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 25
1771 - 1859
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 30
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 32
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
1592 - 1635
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 2
1547 - 1575
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 3
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 4
1543 - 1608
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 5
1609 - 1670
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 6
1563 - 1624
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 7
1857 - 1926
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 8
1428 - 1483
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 9
1591 - 1632
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 10
1901 - 1984
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1448 - 1473
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 12
1285 - 1352
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 13
1364 - 1431
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 14
Most individuals born in present day Nancy, France were politicians (10), soccer players (5), painters (4), mathematicians (3), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (8), noblemen (3), painters (1), artists (1), and psychologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nancy, France, including Olivier Rouyer, José Touré, and Matthieu Delpierre. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nancy, France, including Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, and Francis I, Duke of Lorraine.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Nancy, France since 1700.