Orsay
Orsay ranks 7,533rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kamyshin, Alupka, and Ryde. Memorable people born in Orsay include Guy Demel, and Bilal Hassani. Memorable people who died in Orsay include Oswald Mosley, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Pierre Hadot. Orsay has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and physicists. Orsay is located in France.
Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, 20.7 km (12.9 mi) from the centre of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1981 and 1999, Orsay was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Guy Demel, and Bilal Hassani. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Orsay including Oswald Mosley, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Pierre Hadot. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Orsay than were born there.
People Born in Orsay
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Guy Demel
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 1
Bilal Hassani
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Orsay
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Oswald Mosley
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 1
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 2
Pierre Hadot
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 3
Léon Poliakov
HISTORIAN
1910 - 1997
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Orsay were soccer players (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), physicists (1), philosophers (1), and historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Orsay, including Guy Demel. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Orsay, including Guy Demel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Orsay since 1700.
