Nîmes
Nîmes ranks 850th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clermont-Ferrand, Utsunomiya, and Princeton, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Nîmes include Alphonse Daudet, Jean Nicot, and François Guizot. Memorable people who died in Nîmes include Jean-Pierre Adams, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Maurice Trintignant. 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
Between 1530 and 1992, Nîmes was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Alphonse Daudet, Jean Nicot, and François Guizot. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Nîmes including Jean-Pierre Adams, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Maurice Trintignant.
People Born in Nîmes
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Alphonse Daudet
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 1
Jean Nicot
1530 - 1605
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 3
Jean Gaston Darboux
1842 - 1917
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 4
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 5
Marguerite Long
1874 - 1966
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 6
Bernadette Lafont
1938 - 2013
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 7
Jean Paulhan
1884 - 1968
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
Charles-Joseph Natoire
1700 - 1777
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 9
Manuel Amoros
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 10
Henry Bataille
1872 - 1922
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 11
André Chamson
1900 - 1983
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nîmes
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People Deceased in Nîmes
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Jean-Pierre Adams
1948 - 2021
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Atahualpa Yupanqui
1908 - 1992
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2
Maurice Trintignant
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 3
Raymond V, Count of Toulouse
1134 - 1194
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4
Pierre Soulages
1919 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5
Bernadette Lafont
1938 - 2013
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 6
Albert Soboul
1914 - 1982
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 7
Christian d'Oriola
1928 - 2007
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 8
Lucien Clergue
1934 - 2014
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 9
Maurice Lafont
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 10
Roger Gautier
1922 - 2011
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 11
Faouzi Mansouri
1956 - 2022
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nîmes
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1948 - 2021
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Albert Soboul
1914 - 1982
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 7
Roger Gautier
1922 - 2011
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Nîmes were writers (4), soccer players (2), physicians (1), historians (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), athletes (2), singers (1), racing drivers (1), and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nîmes, including Manuel Amoros 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Nîmes since 1700.
