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BESANCON

Most Famous People Born in Besancon, France

Notable people
548
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1879
Most distinctive
Prelate 12.9×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Besancon during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Besancon Is Known For

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Politician is Besancon's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (83).

Besancon over-indexes on prelate12.9× the global rate.

Besancon under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician83
  2. Football28
  3. Painter26
  4. Priest20
  5. Actor19
  6. Writer18
  7. Officer14
  8. Sport13
  1. Prelate1212.9×
  2. Playwright78.3×
  3. Officer143.9×
  4. Sculptor113.1×
  5. Chemist52.6×
  6. Priest202.5×
  7. Boxer52.3×
  8. Physicist52.2×
  1. Football280.5×
  2. Actor190.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Besancon's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 19 of 548 notable people

0034 SPORT

Jean de Gribaldy

1922 - 1987

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0095 POET

Georges Jean

1920 - 2011

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0109 JOURNALIST

Robert Gigi

1926 - 2007

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0152 SCULPTOR

Charles Auffret

1929 - 2001

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0187 PRIEST

Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny

1920 - 2011

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0202 COMPOSER

Fred Gérard

1924 - 2012

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0223 POLITICIAN

Pierre Bas

1925 - 2015

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0246 POLITICIAN

Charles Piaget

Born 1928

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0255 JOURNALIST

Noël Copin

1929 - 2007

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0276 DIPLOMAT

Jean-Louis Théobald

1923 - 2012

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0282 PHILOSOPHER

Jean Bernhardt

1927 - 2000

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0313 ARCHIVIST

Henri Polge

1921 - 1978

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0317 ACADEMIC

Jacques Petit

1928 - 1982

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0347 GYMNAST

Michel Mathiot

1926 - 1999

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0353 PHYSICIST

Jean Uebersfeld

1927 - 2015

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0378 POLITICIAN

Pierre Chantelat

1925 - 2011

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0465 FOOTBALL

Lucien Mille

Born 1927

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0485 PAINTER

Charles Guillaud

1925 - 2014

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0495 POLITICIAN

Armand Legroux

1922 - 1994

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