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Rouen (fra)

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Rouen ranks 249th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yaoundé, Potsdam, and New Haven, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Rouen include Gustave Flaubert, François Hollande, and Théodore Géricault. Memorable people who died in Rouen include Joan of Arc, William the Conqueror, and Empress Matilda. Rouen has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Rouen is located in France.

Rouen is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population of the metropolitan area is 702,945 (2018). People from Rouen are known as Rouennais. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 950 and 2001, Rouen was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including Gustave Flaubert, François Hollande, and Théodore Géricault. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Rouen including Joan of Arc, William the Conqueror, and Empress Matilda.

People Born in Rouen

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People Deceased in Rouen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Rouen were writers (8), politicians (6), soccer players (5), actors (4), and painters (3),  while most who died were writers (3), politicians (3), noblemen (2), religious figures (2), and companions (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rouen, including David Trezeguet, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Fayçal Fajr. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rouen, including Gustave Flaubert, Maurice Leblanc, and Pierre Corneille.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Rouen since 1700.