Nancy, France
Nancy, France ranks 334th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Weimar, Chișinău, and Tours. Memorable people born in Nancy, France include Henri Poincaré, Lucien Febvre, and François Jacob. Memorable people who died in Nancy, France include Charles the Bold, Jacques Callot, and Émile Gallé. 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
People
Between 1425 and 1995, Nancy, France was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Henri Poincaré, Lucien Febvre, and François Jacob. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Nancy, France including Charles the Bold, Jacques Callot, and Émile Gallé.
People Born in Nancy, France
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Henri Poincaré
MATHEMATICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 1
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2
François Jacob
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 3
Jacques Callot
PAINTER
1592 - 1635
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 4
Edmond de Goncourt
WRITER
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 5
Pierre Schaeffer
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 6
Émile Gallé
ARTIST
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 7
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1785
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 8
Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1670
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 9
Renata of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1602
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 10
Henri Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 2008
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 11
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1545
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 12
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Prosper-René Blondlot
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1930
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 30
Yaël Braun-Pivet
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 34
Magda Wiet-Hénin
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
People Deceased in Nancy, France
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Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 1
Jacques Callot
PAINTER
1592 - 1635
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 2
Émile Gallé
ARTIST
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1608
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1670
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 5
Claude of France
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1575
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 6
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1624
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 7
Émile Coué
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1926
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 8
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1428 - 1483
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 9
Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1632
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 10
Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1352
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
Jean Prouvé
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1984
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nancy, France
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Henri Braconnot
CHEMIST
1780 - 1855
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 16
Prosper-René Blondlot
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1930
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 17
Émile Léonard Mathieu
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1890
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nancy, France were politicians (10), soccer players (5), painters (4), mathematicians (3), and actors (3), while most who died were politicians (8), noblemen (3), painters (1), artists (1), and psychologists (1).
Occupational Trends
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 Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, and Renata of Lorraine.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Nancy, France since 1700.
