47.2418° N, 6.0218° E
BESANCON
Most Famous People Born in Besancon, France
- Notable people
- 548
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1879
- Most distinctive
- Prelate 12.9×
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 prelate — 12.9× the global rate.
Besancon under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Military
- Other
- Field: Politician Clear ×
Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet
1736 - 1811
Yves Jégo
Born 1961
Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle
1484 - 1550
Jules Jeanneney
1864 - 1957
Jean-Louis Fousseret
Born 1946
Laurent Grandguillaume
Born 1978
Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey
1732 - 1796
Jean Le Michaud d'Arçon
1733 - 1800
Georges Pernot
1879 - 1962
Albert Métin
1871 - 1918
Philippe Berta
Born 1960
Richard Mallié
Born 1948
Michel Raison
Born 1949
Jean-Louis Léonard
Born 1950
Claude Jeannerot
Born 1945
Jean-François Humbert
Born 1952
Jean Joseph Antoine de Courvoisier
1775 - 1835
Barbara Bessot Ballot
Born 1972
Viviane Wade
Born 1932
Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières
1751 - 1831
Chantal Simonot
Born 1962
Pierre Bas
1925 - 2015
Jean-Richard Sulzer
Born 1947
Charles Piaget
Born 1928
Claude Darciaux
Born 1942
Charles Beauquier
1833 - 1916
Alain Ballay
Born 1954
Jean-Marc Nudant
1942 - 2015
Charles-Louis Clément
1768 - 1857
Pierre-François Clerget
1746 - 1808
Alexandre Martin de Gray
1773 - 1864
François-Félix-Hyacinthe Muguet de Nanthou
1760 - 1809
Jean-Baptiste Quirot
1757 - 1820
Édouard Ordinaire
1812 - 1887
Michel Bourgeois
Born 1940
Alexis Lambert
1829 - 1877
Adolphe Lelièvre
1836 - 1915
Jean Charroppin
1938 - 2009
Jules Gros (1838-1919)
1838 - 1919
Paul-Ambroise Frère de Villefrancon
1754 - 1828
Pierre Chantelat
1925 - 2011
Philippe Charles François Seguin
1741 - 1812
Félix Varin d'Ainvelle
1806 - 1857
Jean-Baptiste Couchery
1768 - 1814
Antoine Louis Daclin
1742 - 1822
Étienne Joseph Ferroux
1751 - 1834
Joseph Louvot
1750 - 1824
Claude Lecurel-Descoraux
1756 - 1803
Charles de Vaulchier
1812 - 1885
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Accarier
1773 - 1837
Ferdinand de Crécy
1744 - 1814
Georges Ulmo
1867 - 1954
Jacques Bichet
Born 1931
Félix Gaudy
1832 - 1895
Claude-Marie-Joseph Jeannot de Moncey
1764 - 1828
Joseph-Alexis Nicod de Ronchaud
1781 - 1827
Charles Broquart des Bussières
1791 - 1853
Pierre-Georges de Scey-Montbéliard
1771 - 1847
Henri Armand Rolle
1829 - 1903
Antoine Monnot-Arbilleur
1818 - 1876
Jacques Weinman
1906 - 1977
Michel Jacquemin
1939 - 2009
Francis Borrey
1904 - 1976
Marcellin Carraud
1909 - 1988
Louis Biétrix
1880 - 1952
Louis-Joseph Fernier
1815 - 1879
Pierre Beauquier
1904 - 1981
Charles Siffert
1876 - 1939
Jean-Baptiste Maurice
1798 - 1844
Armand Legroux
1922 - 1994
Marie-Bénigne-Ferréol-Xavier de Chifflet d'Orcha
1766 - 1835
Louis-Antoine Vichot
1825 - 1900
Jean-Baptiste Bourgon de Foucherans
1780 - 1870
Marie, Antoine, Charles, Suzanne de Terrier de San
1773 - 1832
Marcel Jacquot de Mercey
1778 - 1861
Albin Saillard
1842 - 1925
Antoine-François-Alexis Droz
1785 - 1861
Désiré Véjux
1795 - 1857
Victor Grillet
1782 - 1849
Charles de Saint-Juan
1835 - 1862
Jean Louis Emonin
1780 - 1830
Max Mathieu
1900 - 1987
Danièle Tétu
Born 1947