Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts ranks 9,031st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kolbermoor, Coleraine, and Lincoln, Illinois. Memorable people born in Villers-Cotterêts include Alexandre Dumas, and Yves Herbet. Memorable people who died in Villers-Cotterêts include Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. Villers-Cotterêts has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many military personnels. Villers-Cotterêts is located in France.
Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France. It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas père. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1802 and 1945, Villers-Cotterêts was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Alexandre Dumas, and Yves Herbet. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Villers-Cotterêts including Thomas-Alexandre Dumas.
People Born in Villers-Cotterêts
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Alexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 1
Yves Herbet
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 2
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Villers-Cotterêts were writers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Villers-Cotterêts, including Yves Herbet. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Villers-Cotterêts, including Alexandre Dumas.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Villers-Cotterêts since 1700.
