Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime ranks 3,327th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ewell, Rybnik, and Kettering. Memorable people born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime include Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Pierre Loti, and Anne Desclos. Memorable people who died in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime include René Lesson, and Jean René Constant Quoy. Rochefort, Charente-Maritime has been the birth place of many writers, and philosophers and the death place of many biologists. Rochefort, Charente-Maritime is located in France.
Rochefort, unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, located in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1794 and 1986, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Pierre Loti, and Anne Desclos. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime including René Lesson, and Jean René Constant Quoy.
People Born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1
Pierre Loti
WRITER
1850 - 1923
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2
Anne Desclos
WRITER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3
René Lesson
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1849
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4
David Zurutuza
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
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BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1849
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 1
Jean René Constant Quoy
BIOLOGIST
1790 - 1869
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rochefort, Charente-Maritime were writers (2), philosophers (1), biologists (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were biologists (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, including David Zurutuza. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, including Pierre Loti, and Anne Desclos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime since 1700.
