Poitiers
Poitiers ranks 495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergamo, Osijek, and Tianjin. Memorable people born in Poitiers include Michel Foucault, Hilary of Poitiers, and Chlodomer. Memorable people who died in Poitiers include Hilary of Poitiers, Alaric II, and William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. Poitiers has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Poitiers is located in France.
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2021 it had a population of 90,240. Its conurbation had 134,397 inhabitants in 2021 and is the centre of an urban area of 281,789 inhabitants. It is a city of art and history, still known as "Ville aux cent clochers". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 315 and 1994, Poitiers was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Michel Foucault, Hilary of Poitiers, and Chlodomer. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Poitiers including Hilary of Poitiers, Alaric II, and William IX, Duke of Aquitaine.
People Born in Poitiers
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Michel Foucault
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 1
Hilary of Poitiers
PHYSICIAN
315 - 367
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 2
Chlodomer
NOBLEMAN
495 - 524
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 3
Theudebert II
POLITICIAN
585 - 612
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 4
Adelaide of Aquitaine
COMPANION
950 - 1004
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 5
Blanche Monnier
CELEBRITY
1849 - 1913
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 6
Joël Robuchon
CHEF
1945 - 2018
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 7
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1356
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 9
William III, Duke of Aquitaine
NOBLEMAN
910 - 963
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 10
William V, Duke of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
969 - 1030
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 11
Marc Augé
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1935 - 2023
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Poitiers
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Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 23
Antoine Brizard
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Poitiers
Go to all RankingsHilary of Poitiers
PHYSICIAN
315 - 367
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1
Alaric II
POLITICIAN
458 - 507
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 2
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
NOBLEMAN
1071 - 1127
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 3
Pepin I of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
797 - 838
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 4
Venantius Fortunatus
WRITER
530 - 609
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 5
Walter VI, Count of Brienne
POLITICIAN
1302 - 1356
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6
Gilbert de la Porrée
PHILOSOPHER
1070 - 1154
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 7
William VI, Duke of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
1004 - 1038
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 8
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1936
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 9
Pierre Bec
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
Hayton of Corycus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1235 - 1308
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 11
Hiroshi Nakajima
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Poitiers were politicians (7), noblemen (3), soccer players (3), philosophers (2), and biologists (2), while most who died were politicians (6), physicians (2), writers (2), religious figures (2), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Poitiers, including Lionel Charbonnier, Francis N'Ganga, and Yassine Jebbour. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poitiers, including Theudebert II, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and William V, Duke of Aquitaine.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Poitiers since 1700.
