Nantes
Nantes ranks 332nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Las Vegas, Málaga, and Luanda. Memorable people born in Nantes include Jules Verne, Anne of Brittany, and Aristide Briand. Memorable people who died in Nantes include Louis de Funès, Gilles de Rais, and Arthur III, Duke of Brittany. Nantes has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and noblemen. Nantes is located in France.
Nantes is a city in Loire-Atlantique of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 320,732 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabitants (2020). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 796 and 1999, Nantes was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Jules Verne, Anne of Brittany, and Aristide Briand. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Nantes including Louis de Funès, Gilles de Rais, and Arthur III, Duke of Brittany.
People Born in Nantes
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Jules Verne
1828 - 1905
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 1
Anne of Brittany
1477 - 1514
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 2
Aristide Briand
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 3
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 4
Claude Cahun
1894 - 1954
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 5
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
1187 - 1203
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 6
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
1435 - 1488
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 7
Jules Dupré
1811 - 1889
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 8
Jean Metzinger
1883 - 1956
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 9
Paul Émile Chabas
1869 - 1937
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 10
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
1846 - 1904
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 11
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
1418 - 1457
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nantes
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Jean Delumeau
1923 - 2020
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 13
Clémence Royer
1830 - 1902
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 16
Alice Milliat
1884 - 1957
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 17
Lambert I of Nantes
796 - 836
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 18
Maxime Maufra
1861 - 1918
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 19
Joseph Perotaux
1883 - 1967
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 22
Linda Hardy
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 28
Abdoulaye Touré
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.34
Rank: 30
Imran Louza
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Nantes
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Louis de Funès
1914 - 1983
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 1
Gilles de Rais
1405 - 1440
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 2
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
1393 - 1458
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3
Pierre Cambronne
1770 - 1842
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 4
John V, Duke of Brittany
1389 - 1442
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 5
John IV, Duke of Brittany
1339 - 1399
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 6
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
1161 - 1201
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 7
Alix, Duchess of Brittany
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 8
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
1418 - 1457
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9
François de Charette
1763 - 1796
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10
Alan II, Duke of Brittany
910 - 952
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 11
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
1000 - 1008
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nantes
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Nantes were politicians (6), soccer players (6), painters (5), noblemen (3), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (6), noblemen (3), military personnels (2), soccer players (2), and actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nantes, including Jérémy Toulalan, Ulrich Ramé, and Jan Michaelsen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nantes, including Anne of Brittany, Aristide Briand, and Francis II, Duke of Brittany.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Nantes since 1700.
