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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 30 of 548 notable people

0036 CHEMIST

Jean Fréchet

Born 1944

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0061 COOK

Raymond Blanc

Born 1949

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0062 MILITAR

Dominique Prieur

Born 1949

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0066 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Fousseret

Born 1946

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0133 MOUNTAIN GUIDE

Patrick Cordier

1946 - 1996

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0136 CONDUCTOR

Philippe Bender

Born 1942

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0138 POLITICIAN

Richard Mallié

Born 1948

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0139 POLITICIAN

Michel Raison

Born 1949

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0141 POLITICIAN

Claude Jeannerot

Born 1945

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0157 BOXER

Jean Josselin

Born 1940

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0172 BASKET

Élisabeth Riffiod

Born 1947

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0198 PLAYWRIGHT

Philippe Minyana

Born 1946

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0204 WRITER

Alexandre Mathis

Born 1948

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0211 CURATOR

Marie-Claude Beaud

Born 1946

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0227 POLITICIAN

Jean-Richard Sulzer

Born 1947

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0229 ART CRITIC

Laurent Danchin

1946 - 2017

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0248 POLITICIAN

Claude Darciaux

Born 1942

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0290 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marc Nudant

1942 - 2015

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0298 WRITER

Jean-Claude Walter

Born 1940

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0309 PROFESSEUR

Chantal Rittaud-Hutinet

Born 1942

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0330 PUBLISHER

Gérard Bobillier

1945 - 2009

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0341 POLITICIAN

Michel Bourgeois

Born 1940

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0400 FOOTBALL

Joël Beaujouan

Born 1948

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0408 FOOTBALL

Philippe Terrier

Born 1947

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0412 JOURNALIST

Christian Malard

Born 1949

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0430 FOOTBALL

Jean-Pierre Roset

Born 1941

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0467 ACTOR

Annick Borel

Born 1948

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0469 DRIVER

Didier Bonnet

1949 - 2011

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0524 JOURNALIST

Christian-Marie Monnot

Born 1945

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0531 POLITICIAN

Danièle Tétu

Born 1947

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