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Quimper (fra)

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Quimper ranks 2,687th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind County Meath, Bohemia, and West Point, New York. Memorable people born in Quimper include René Laennec, Max Jacob, and Émile Lemoine. Memorable people who died in Quimper include Bernard of Chartres, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Hoël II, Duke of Brittany. Quimper has been the birth place of many physicians, and writers and the death place of many philosophers, and politicians. Quimper is located in France.

Quimper is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1646 and 1986, Quimper was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including René Laennec, Max Jacob, and Émile Lemoine. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Quimper including Bernard of Chartres, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Hoël II, Duke of Brittany.

People Born in Quimper

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Quimper were physicians (1), writers (1), engineers (1), religious figures (1), and musicians (1),  while most who died were philosophers (1), politicians (1), and noblemen (1).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Quimper, including Dan Ar Braz. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Quimper, including René Laennec.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Quimper since 1700.