Paris ranks 2nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New York City. Memorable people born in Paris include Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Jean-Paul Sartre. 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 most populous city of France. With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km2 (41 sq mi), Paris is the fifth-most populated 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, gastronomy and many areas. 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
Between 1 and 2002, Paris was the birth place of 1,254 globally memorable people, including Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Additionaly, 1,790 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.
1694 - 1778
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 1
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 2
1905 - 1980
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 3
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 4
1808 - 1873
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 5
1743 - 1794
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 6
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 7
1859 - 1906
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 8
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 9
1840 - 1917
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 10
1863 - 1937
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 11
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 12
1706 - 1749
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 153
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 328
1538 - 1619
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 339
1879 - 1944
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 340
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 343
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 388
1936 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 390
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 397
1699 - 1777
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 417
1578 - 1621
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 441
1909 - 2007
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 452
1712 - 1741
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 460
1810 - 1849
HPI: 88.83
Rank: 1
1623 - 1662
HPI: 88.71
Rank: 2
1694 - 1778
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 3
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.03
Rank: 4
1689 - 1755
HPI: 85.71
Rank: 5
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 6
1798 - 1857
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 7
1858 - 1917
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 8
1799 - 1850
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 9
1883 - 1971
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 10
1553 - 1610
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 11
1871 - 1922
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 12
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 106
1712 - 1760
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 337
1643 - 1702
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 366
1493 - 1567
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 400
1805 - 1882
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 549
1538 - 1619
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 585
1879 - 1944
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 588
1772 - 1843
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 627
496 - 576
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 650
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 689
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 712
1699 - 1777
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 734
Most individuals born in present day Paris were politicians (184), actors (163), writers (162), painters (76), and film directors (69), while most who died were politicians (327), writers (297), painters (151), composers (99), and actors (85).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Paris since 1700.