Valence, Drôme
Valence, Drôme ranks 1,524th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kayseri, Stevenage, and Bourges. Memorable people born in Valence, Drôme include Paul Ricœur, Émile Augier, and Jacques Tardi. Memorable people who died in Valence, Drôme include Pope Pius VI and Driss Chraïbi. Valence, Drôme has been the birth place of many cyclists and handball players and the death place of many religious figures and writers. Valence, Drôme is located in France.
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1820 and 1987, Valence, Drôme was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Paul Ricœur, Émile Augier, and Jacques Tardi. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Valence, Drôme including Pope Pius VI and Driss Chraïbi.
People Born in Valence, Drôme
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Paul Ricœur
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 1
Émile Augier
1820 - 1889
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2
Jacques Tardi
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 3
Sébastien Chabal
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4
Charly Mottet
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 5
Guillaume Gille
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 6
Bertrand Gille
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 7
Franck Jurietti
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 8
Guillaume Bonnafond
1987 - Present
HPI: 20.02
Rank: 9
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Most individuals born in present day Valence, Drôme were cyclists (2), handball players (2), philosophers (1), writers (1), and comic artists (1), while most who died were religious figures (1) and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Valence, Drôme since 1700.
