Nîmes
Nîmes ranks 631st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bishkek, Udine, and Tucson, Arizona. Memorable people born in Nîmes include Alphonse Daudet, François Guizot, and Jean Nicot. Memorable people who died in Nîmes include Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Maurice Trintignant, and Pierre Soulages. Nîmes has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Nîmes is located in France.
Nîmes is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes had an estimated population of 148,561 in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1530 and 1998, Nîmes was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Alphonse Daudet, François Guizot, and Jean Nicot. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Nîmes including Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Maurice Trintignant, and Pierre Soulages.
People Born in Nîmes
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Alphonse Daudet
WRITER
1840 - 1897
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 1
François Guizot
HISTORIAN
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 2
Jean Nicot
PHYSICIAN
1530 - 1605
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 3
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 4
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1759
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 5
Marguerite Long
MUSICIAN
1874 - 1966
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6
Bernadette Lafont
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 7
Jean Paulhan
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 8
Charles-Joseph Natoire
PAINTER
1700 - 1777
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 9
Manuel Amoros
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 10
Vernon Dobtcheff
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 11
Henry Bataille
WRITER
1872 - 1922
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nîmes
Go to all RankingsVernon Dobtcheff
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 11
Jean-François Séguier
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1703 - 1784
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 13
Christian Dalger
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 14
David Beauchard
COMIC ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 16
Pauline Lafont
ACTOR
1963 - 1988
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 17
Benjamin Bonzi
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 18
Sofiane Alakouch
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 23.37
Rank: 22
Sheila Chelangat
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Mickaël Mawem
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
Jean-Marc Pontvianne
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
People Deceased in Nîmes
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Raymond V, Count of Toulouse
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1134 - 1194
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1
Maurice Trintignant
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 2
Pierre Soulages
PAINTER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3
Atahualpa Yupanqui
SINGER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 4
Bernadette Lafont
ACTOR
1938 - 2013
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 5
Albert Soboul
HISTORIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 6
Jean-Pierre Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 7
Christian d'Oriola
ATHLETE
1928 - 2007
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 8
Jean-François Séguier
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1703 - 1784
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 9
Maurice Lafont
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 10
Lucien Clergue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 11
Roger Gautier
ATHLETE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nîmes
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Most individuals born in present day Nîmes were writers (4), soccer players (4), athletes (4), actors (3), and historians (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), athletes (2), religious figures (1), racing drivers (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nîmes, including Manuel Amoros, Christian Dalger, and Adil Hermach. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nîmes, including Alphonse Daudet, Jean Paulhan, and Henry Bataille.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Nîmes since 1700.
