Valence, Drôme
Valence, Drôme ranks 1,455th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hradec Králové, and Torgau. 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 handball players, and cyclists 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
People
Between 1820 and 1990, Valence, Drôme was the birth place of 10 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
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1
Émile Augier
WRITER
1820 - 1889
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2
Jacques Tardi
COMIC ARTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3
Sébastien Chabal
RUGBY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 4
Guillaume Gille
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 5
Charly Mottet
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 6
Bertrand Gille
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 7
Franck Jurietti
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 8
Fouad Bachirou
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.03
Rank: 9
Guillaume Bonnafond
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.56
Rank: 10
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Pope Pius VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1717 - 1799
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 1
Driss Chraïbi
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Valence, Drôme were handball players (2), cyclists (2), soccer players (2), philosophers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were religious figures (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Valence, Drôme, including Guillaume Gille, and Bertrand Gille. Whereas, throughout history, handball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Valence, Drôme, including Guillaume Gille, and Bertrand Gille.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Valence, Drôme since 1700.
