Pontoise
Pontoise ranks 1,173rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Urbino, Annecy, and Willemstad. Memorable people born in Pontoise include Nicolas Flamel, Philip the Bold, and Jacques Lemercier. Memorable people who died in Pontoise include Yuriy Sedykh, and Marie of the Incarnation. Pontoise has been the birth place of many soccer players, and architects and the death place of many athletes, and religious figures. Pontoise is located in France.
Pontoise is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located 28.4 km (17.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1330 and 2000, Pontoise was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Flamel, Philip the Bold, and Jacques Lemercier. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pontoise including Yuriy Sedykh, and Marie of the Incarnation.
People Born in Pontoise
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Nicolas Flamel
WRITER
1330 - 1425
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 1
Philip the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1342 - 1404
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 2
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 3
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
ARCHITECT
1762 - 1853
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 4
Joseph de Guignes
HISTORIAN
1721 - 1800
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 5
Jacques Vallée
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 6
Édouard-Alfred Martel
EXPLORER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 7
Charles Leclerc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1802
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 8
Céline Sciamma
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 9
Moussa Dembélé
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 10
Jean-Éric Vergne
RACING DRIVER
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 11
Amine Harit
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pontoise
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People Deceased in Pontoise
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Yuriy Sedykh
ATHLETE
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1
Marie of the Incarnation
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1566 - 1618
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pontoise were soccer players (3), architects (2), writers (1), noblemen (1), and historians (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pontoise, including Moussa Dembélé, Amine Harit, and Niels Nkounkou. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontoise, including Moussa Dembélé, Amine Harit, and Niels Nkounkou.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Pontoise since 1700.
