Tarbes
Tarbes ranks 1,762nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tema, Sarnia, and Vinnytsia. Memorable people born in Tarbes include Ferdinand Foch, Théophile Gautier, and Bertrand Barère. Memorable people who died in Tarbes include Bertrand Barère. Tarbes has been the birth place of many athletes, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians. Tarbes is located in France.
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as Turba or Tarba in Roman times. Tarbes is part of the historical region of Gascony. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1755 and 1999, Tarbes was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Foch, Théophile Gautier, and Bertrand Barère. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Tarbes including Bertrand Barère.
People Born in Tarbes
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Ferdinand Foch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1929
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 1
Théophile Gautier
WRITER
1811 - 1872
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 2
Bertrand Barère
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1841
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 3
François Deguelt
SINGER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 4
Sandra Forgues
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.09
Rank: 5
Nicolas Lopez
FENCER
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 6
Adrien Théaux
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 7
Céline Dumerc
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.06
Rank: 8
Bruno Armirail
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.55
Rank: 9
Maxime Pianfetti
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Tarbes
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ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.09
Rank: 5
Bruno Armirail
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.55
Rank: 9
Maxime Pianfetti
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Tarbes
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Most individuals born in present day Tarbes were athletes (2), military personnels (1), writers (1), politicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tarbes, including Sandra Forgues, and Maxime Pianfetti. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tarbes, including Sandra Forgues, and Maxime Pianfetti.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Tarbes since 1700.
