Paris
Paris ranks 2nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New York City. Memorable people born in Paris include Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Molière. Memorable people who died in Paris include Frédéric Chopin, Blaise Pascal, and Voltaire. Paris has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Paris is located in France.
Paris is the capital and largest city of France. With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents in January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km2 (41 sq mi), Paris is the fourth-largest city in the European Union and the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, and gastronomy. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its early and extensive system of street lighting, in the 19th century, it became known as the City of Light. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Paris was the birth place of 1,324 globally memorable people, including Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Molière. Additionaly, 1,831 globally memorable people have passed away in Paris including Frédéric Chopin, Blaise Pascal, and Voltaire. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Paris than were born there.
People Born in Paris
Go to all RankingsVoltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 1
Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 2
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.86
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 4
Brigitte Bardot
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 5
Antoine Lavoisier
CHEMIST
1743 - 1794
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 6
Napoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 7
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 8
Charles Baudelaire
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 9
Pierre Curie
PHYSICIST
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 10
Émile Zola
WRITER
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 11
Simone de Beauvoir
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Paris
Go to all RankingsAnne L'Huillier
PHYSICIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 286
Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne
COMPANION
1787 - 1868
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 340
Lucile Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1794
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 391
Adèle Hugo
WRITER
1830 - 1915
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 404
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 501
John, Duke of Touraine
NOBLEMAN
1398 - 1417
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 620
Laurent de La Hyre
PAINTER
1606 - 1656
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 632
Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 633
Jean-François Raffaëlli
PAINTER
1850 - 1924
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 642
François-Hubert Drouais
PAINTER
1727 - 1775
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 658
Sarah Kofman
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - 1994
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 664
Libéral Bruant
ARCHITECT
1636 - 1697
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 687
People Deceased in Paris
Go to all RankingsFrédéric Chopin
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 89.34
Rank: 1
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 2
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 3
Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 4
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.86
Rank: 5
Honoré de Balzac
WRITER
1799 - 1850
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 6
Auguste Comte
PHILOSOPHER
1798 - 1857
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 7
Denis Diderot
WRITER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 8
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 9
Charles Baudelaire
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 10
Pierre Curie
PHYSICIST
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 11
Stendhal
WRITER
1783 - 1842
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Paris
Go to all RankingsHyacinthe Rigaud
PAINTER
1659 - 1743
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 128
Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne
COMPANION
1787 - 1868
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 597
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1774 - 1855
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 662
Lucile Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1794
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 704
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1793
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 743
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 764
Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé
COMPANION
1553 - 1574
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 824
Leonora Dori
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1617
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 911
Jean de Chelles
SCULPTOR
1200 - 1265
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 920
Richard of Saint Victor
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1173
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 929
Maurice Joly
WRITER
1829 - 1878
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 941
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
PAINTER
1719 - 1795
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 976
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Paris were politicians (176), actors (166), writers (161), painters (94), and soccer players (77), while most who died were politicians (318), writers (283), painters (172), composers (98), and actors (87).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paris, including Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, and Anouk Aimée. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paris, including Napoleon III, Cardinal Richelieu, and Charles VII of France.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Paris since 1700.