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
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Hilduin
775 - 840
Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano
1627 - 1711
Megingoz
783 - 794
Albert Belin
1615 - 1677
Joseph Varin
1769 - 1850
Gerland of Agrigento
1030 - 1100
Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny
1920 - 2011
Claude-Marie-Paul Tharin
1787 - 1843
Maurice-Louis Dubourg
1878 - 1954
François de Dinteville
1498 - 1530
Simon de Langres
Died 1384
Georges Béjot
1896 - 1987
Philibert de Rye
1516 - 1556
Émile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley
1898 - 1971
Jean-François Copel
1726 - 1783
Claude Petit-Benoît de Chaffoy
1752 - 1837
Claude-Ignace Franchet de Rans
1722 - 1810
Jean-Gabriel d'Agay
1731 - 1788
Jean Chifflet
1614 - 1666
Étienne de Cluny
Died 1069