Pessac
Pessac ranks 6,615th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wessobrunn, Döbeln, and Böblingen. Memorable people born in Pessac include Jean-Jacques Sempé, Jean Eustache, and Samuel Kistohurry. Memorable people who died in Pessac include Jacques Ellul, Roger Lapébie, and Victor Fontan. Pessac has been the birth place of many comic artists, and film directors and the death place of many cyclists, and philosophers. Pessac is located in France.
Pessac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of the metropolis of Bordeaux, being the second-largest suburb of Bordeaux and located just southwest of it. Pessac is also home to Bordeaux Montaigne University and the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1995, Pessac was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Sempé, Jean Eustache, and Samuel Kistohurry. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Pessac including Jacques Ellul, Roger Lapébie, and Victor Fontan.
People Born in Pessac
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Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1
Jean Eustache
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 2
Samuel Kistohurry
BOXER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Alain Mikael Aprahamian
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Pessac
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BOXER
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3
Alain Mikael Aprahamian
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Pessac
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Jacques Ellul
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 1
Roger Lapébie
CYCLIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 2
Victor Fontan
CYCLIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Pessac
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Most individuals born in present day Pessac were comic artists (1), film directors (1), boxers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were cyclists (2), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, comic artists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pessac, including Jean-Jacques Sempé. Whereas, throughout history, comic artists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pessac, including Jean-Jacques Sempé.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Pessac since 1700.
