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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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548 notable people

0301 JOURNALIST

Jean-Marie Kerleroux

Born 1936

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0302 CANOE

Françoise Lasak

Born 1968

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0303 WRITER

Jean Plançon

Born 1964

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0304 PAINTER

Gabriel Laviron

1806 - 1849

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0305 POLITICIAN

Pierre-François Clerget

1746 - 1808

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0306 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Pierre-Denis Goux

Born 1985

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0307 ARCHITECT

Nicolas Nicole

1702 - 1784

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0308 ACTOR

Ann Mandrella

Born 1971

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0309 PROFESSEUR

Chantal Rittaud-Hutinet

Born 1942

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0310 EXPLORER

Olivier Ordinaire

1845 - 1914

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0311 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Robert Demangel

1891 - 1952

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0312 PLAYER

Romain Magellan

Born 1973

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0313 ARCHIVIST

Henri Polge

1921 - 1978

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0314 PHYSICIAN

Claude Binet (homéopathe)

1911 - 1985

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0315 PAINTER

Jean-Adolphe Chudant

1860 - 1929

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0316 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Martin de Gray

1773 - 1864

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0317 ACADEMIC

Jacques Petit

1928 - 1982

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0318 HERPETOLOGIST

Marie Phisalix

1861 - 1946

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0319 MILITAR

Charles Amet

1824 - 1902

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0320 SPORT

Joseph Berlin-Sémon

Born 1994

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0321 PAINTER

Roland Gaudillière

1931 - 1998

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0322 ARCHITECT

Claude Antoine Colombot

1747 - 1821

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0323 PHILOSOPHER

Edmond Colsenet

1847 - 1925

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0324 LINGUIST

Pierre-François Viguier

1745 - 1821

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0325 EDITOR

Nathalie Démoulin

Born 1968

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0326 FOOTBALL

Robin Previtali

Born 1987

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0327 DISCIPLE

Just Muiron

1787 - 1881

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0328 SOLDIER

Carloman Louis François Félix, marquis Renouard

1773 - 1840

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0329 PRIEST

Émile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley

1898 - 1971

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0330 PUBLISHER

Gérard Bobillier

1945 - 2009

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0331 TEACHER

Pierre-Philibert Pompée

1809 - 1874

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0332 LAWYER

Francis Vuillemin

Born 1968

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0333 POLITICIAN

François-Félix-Hyacinthe Muguet de Nanthou

1760 - 1809

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0334 MILITAR

Marcel Ihler

1880 - 1975

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0335 PAINTER

Victor Jeanneney

1832 - 1885

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0336 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Quirot

1757 - 1820

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0337 MEDALLIST

Louis-Gabriel Monnier

1733 - 1804

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0338 MOUNTAIN BIKER

Jérôme Chevallier

Born 1974

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0339 POLITICIAN

Édouard Ordinaire

1812 - 1887

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0340 SCULPTOR

Jean-Baptiste Cadet de Beaupré

1758 - 1823

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0341 POLITICIAN

Michel Bourgeois

Born 1940

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0342 POLITICIAN

Alexis Lambert

1829 - 1877

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0343 WRITER

Florence Aubry

Born 1968

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0344 ORGANIST

Yves Cuenot

Born 1951

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0345 RELIGIEUSE

Marie du Sacré-Cœur Bernaud

1825 - 1903

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0346 WRITER

Augustin Nicolas

1622 - 1695

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0347 GYMNAST

Michel Mathiot

1926 - 1999

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0348 PRELATE

Jean-Antoine Tinseau

1697 - 1782

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0349 TEACHER

Jules Vieille

1814 - 1896

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0350 MOUNTAINEER

Louis Robach

1871 - 1959

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0351 PAINTER

André Spitz

1883 - 1977

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0352 PHYSICIST

Georges Sire

1826 - 1906

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0353 PHYSICIST

Jean Uebersfeld

1927 - 2015

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0354 POLITICIAN

Adolphe Lelièvre

1836 - 1915

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0355 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Fidani

Born 1978

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0356 FOOTBALL

Sylvain Matrisciano

Born 1963

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0357 RÉSISTANT

Gabriel Plançon

1916 - 1943

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0358 CARTOGRAPHER

Jules Chifflet

1615 - 1676

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0359 PIANIST

Guillaume Coppola

Born 1979

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0360 POLITICIAN

Jean Charroppin

1938 - 2009

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0361 SPORT

Thomas Bouteille

Born 1981

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0362 SCULPTOR

Henri-Victor Roguier

1758 - 1841

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0363 FOOTBALL

Tatiana Solanet

Born 1992

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0364 EXPLORER

Philippe de Corguilleray

Born 1557

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0365 CHEMIST

Claude-Melchior Cornette

1744 - 1794

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0366 WRITER

Arnaud Friedmann

Born 1973

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0367 PRIEST

Jean-François Copel

1726 - 1783

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0368 ARCHIVIST

Jules Gauthier (historien)

1848 - 1905

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0369 FOOTBALL

Thierry Crétier

Born 1972

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0370 ACTOR

Louis-Eugène Garraud

1831 - 1893

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0371 KAYAK

Pierre Bourliaud

Born 1985

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0372 SPORT

Alexandre Grux

Born 1976

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0373 POLITICIAN

Jules Gros (1838-1919)

1838 - 1919

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0374 RIDER

Marie-Christine Duroy

Born 1957

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0375 MUSIC

Sylvie Mamy

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0376 ACTOR

Fabrice Michel

Born 1965

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0377 POLITICIAN

Paul-Ambroise Frère de Villefrancon

1754 - 1828

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0378 POLITICIAN

Pierre Chantelat

1925 - 2011

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0379 OFFICER

Louis François Joseph Hanrion

1821 - 1894

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0380 MECHANIC

Georges Saché

1876 - 1902

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0381 POLITICIAN

Philippe Charles François Seguin

1741 - 1812

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0382 POLITICIAN

Félix Varin d'Ainvelle

1806 - 1857

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0383 ARCHITECT

Alfred Ducat

1827 - 1898

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0384 FENCER

Silvia Lesoil

Born 1975

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0385 CURLER

Solène Coulot

1989 - 2010

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0386 PAINTER

Louis Brandin

1570 - 1635

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0387 PHILOLOGIST

Félix Gaiffe

1874 - 1934

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0388 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Jean-Édouard Goby

1908 - 1992

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0389 TEACHER

Édouard Droz

1855 - 1923

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0390 MATHEMATICIAN

Raymond Siestrunck

1919 - 2005

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0391 KAYAK

Jean Baptiste Lutz

Born 1988

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0392 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Couchery

1768 - 1814

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0393 PRIEST

Claude Petit-Benoît de Chaffoy

1752 - 1837

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0394 POLITICIAN

Antoine Louis Daclin

1742 - 1822

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0395 POLITICIAN

Étienne Joseph Ferroux

1751 - 1834

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0396 ENTOMOLOGIST

Arnold Lucien Montandon

1852 - 1922

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0397 FONCTIONNAIRE

Philippe Parant

1932 - 2014

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0398 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Benoît-Louis Bouchet

1731 - 1802

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0399 LAWYER

Paul-Émile Laviron

1811 - 1899

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0400 FOOTBALL

Joël Beaujouan

Born 1948

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0401 POLITICIAN

Joseph Louvot

1750 - 1824

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0402 PLAYER

Sylvain Bégon

Born 1972

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0403 PRÉFET

Louis-Philippe-Joseph Girod de Vienney, baron de T

1779 - 1852

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0404 BASKET

Jean-Denys Choulet

Born 1958

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0405 ARTIST

Armand-Emile Mathey-Doret

1853 - 1931

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0406 OFFICER

Jean-Louis Ferrand

1758 - 1808

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0407 HOCKEY

Sylvain Roy (hockey sur glace)

Born 1981

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0408 FOOTBALL

Philippe Terrier

Born 1947

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0409 BUSINESS

Jean-Luc Petithuguenin

Born 1957

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0410 ADMINISTRATOR

Auguste Lamblin

1870 - 1946

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0411 AGRONOMIST

Bernard Blum

1938 - 2014

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0412 JOURNALIST

Christian Malard

Born 1949

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0413 NUN

Marcelle Baverez

1899 - 1944

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0414 WRITER

Édouard Dunod de Charnage

1783 - 1826

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0415 ACTOR

Claude Étienne Le Bauld de Nans

1735 - 1792

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0416 POLITICIAN

Claude Lecurel-Descoraux

1756 - 1803

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0417 POLITICIAN

Charles de Vaulchier

1812 - 1885

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0418 ARTIST

Michel Duveaux

Born 1951

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0419 SPORT

Mickaël Jeannin

Born 1985

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0420 COMPOSER

Paul Cappé

1868 - 1931

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0421 PLAYWRIGHT

Jules Belamy

1823 - 1852

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0422 SOCIOLOGIST

Yves Chevalier

Born 1939

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0423 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Accarier

1773 - 1837

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0424 ENGINEER

Jean Frontard

1884 - 1962

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0425 PHYSICIST

Pierre Auguste Bertin

1818 - 1884

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0426 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand de Crécy

1744 - 1814

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0427 BOXER

Olivier Meunier

1972 - 2001

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0428 OFFICER

Anne Joseph Théodore Peyssard

1804 - 1861

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0429 POLITICIAN

Georges Ulmo

1867 - 1954

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0430 FOOTBALL

Jean-Pierre Roset

Born 1941

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0431 ATHLETE

Yves Maréchal

Born 1962

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0432 POLITICIAN

Jacques Bichet

Born 1931

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0433 PRELATE

Guillaume de Vergy

Died 1407

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0434 MILITAR

Maurice Roman de Gassowski

1879 - 1944

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0435 NOBLE

Guy II de Pontailler

1335 - 1392

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0436 SWIMMER

Gilles Plançon

Born 1959

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0437 CHEMIST

Ivan Huc

Born 1969

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0438 POLITICIAN

Félix Gaudy

1832 - 1895

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0439 PRELATE

Nicet de Besançon

Died 611

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0440 FOOTBALL

Jean-Marc Trinita

Born 1965

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0441 COMPOSER

Clarisse Bourdeney

1848 - 1898

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0442 LAWYER

César Convers

1796 - 1864

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0443 GINÁSTICA

Berthe Villancher

1908 - 2000

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0444 PRIEST

Claude-Ignace Franchet de Rans

1722 - 1810

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0445 IRONMASTER

Arthur de Buyer

1812 - 1903

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0446 TEACHER

Geneviève Carrez

1909 - 2014

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0447 ATHLETIC

Marie Frachebois

Born 1984

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0448 PLAYWRIGHT

Jules Poignand

1851 - 1921

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0449 POLITICIAN

Claude-Marie-Joseph Jeannot de Moncey

1764 - 1828

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0450 POLITICIAN

Joseph-Alexis Nicod de Ronchaud

1781 - 1827

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0451 POLITICIAN

Charles Broquart des Bussières

1791 - 1853

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0452 RÉSISTANT

Yves Barbier

1893 - 1944

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0453 ESSAYISTE

Vincent Liegey

Born 1979

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0454 JOURNALIST

Laurence Bobillier

Born 1965

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0455 PAINTER

Louis Eugène Baille

1860 - 1956

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0456 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Georges de Scey-Montbéliard

1771 - 1847

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0457 POLITICIAN

Henri Armand Rolle

1829 - 1903

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0458 ARCHITECT

Jean-Pierre Galezot

1686 - 1742

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0459 HISTORIAN

Pierre Quatrepoint

Born 1932

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0460 AUTHOR

Wilchard von Lyon

Died 1112

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0461 POLITICIAN

Antoine Monnot-Arbilleur

1818 - 1876

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0462 ARCHBISHOP

François III de Rye

1566 - 1637

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0463 POLITICIAN

Jacques Weinman

1906 - 1977

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0464 ENGINEER

Marie-Louise Paris

1889 - 1969

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0465 FOOTBALL

Lucien Mille

Born 1927

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0466 PAINTER

Léon Boudot

1851 - 1930

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0467 ACTOR

Annick Borel

Born 1948

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0468 CARICATURIST

Calvi (auteur)

Born 1938

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0469 DRIVER

Didier Bonnet

1949 - 2011

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0470 POLITICIAN

Michel Jacquemin

1939 - 2009

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0471 POLITICIAN

Francis Borrey

1904 - 1976

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0472 PRIEST

Jean-Gabriel d'Agay

1731 - 1788

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0473 CONDUCTOR

Patrick Souillot

Born 1964

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0474 SWIMMER

Sarah Vaisse

Born 1995

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0475 PRELATE

Antoine Ier de Vergy

Died 1541

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0476 MISSING

Simon Hubert Maire

1755 - 1817

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0477 POLITICIAN

Marcellin Carraud

1909 - 1988

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0478 COACH

Florence Sauval

Born 1964

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0479 NAVY

Ulysse Auguste Devarenne

1830 - 1892

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0480 POLITICIAN

Louis Biétrix

1880 - 1952

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0481 POLITICIAN

Louis-Joseph Fernier

1815 - 1879

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0482 NAVY

Joseph-Alphonse Philibert

1848 - 1926

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0483 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Jean-François Combez

1732 - 1794

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0484 WRITER

Jacques Rittaud-Hutinet

Born 1937

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0485 PAINTER

Charles Guillaud

1925 - 2014

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0486 PAINTER

Paul Acquel

Born 1825

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0487 POLITICIAN

Pierre Beauquier

1904 - 1981

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0488 POLITICIAN

Charles Siffert

1876 - 1939

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0489 TRAMPOLINIST

Elisa Faure

Born 1985

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0490 PAINTER

Anna Maire

1828 - 1906

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0491 MILITAR

Félix Alexis Destremau

1868 - 1945

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0492 BOXER

Cindy Silvestre

Born 1993

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0493 MONK

Giovanni Bassand

1365 - 1445

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0494 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Maurice

1798 - 1844

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0495 POLITICIAN

Armand Legroux

1922 - 1994

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0496 POLITICIAN

Marie-Bénigne-Ferréol-Xavier de Chifflet d'Orcha

1766 - 1835

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0497 SECRÉTAIRE

Juliette Delagrange

1880 - 1936

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0498 PILOTE DE CHASSE

Henri Mathey

1919 - 2010

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0499 ARTIST

Aurel Rubbish

Born 1980

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0500 POLITICIAN

Louis-Antoine Vichot

1825 - 1900

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0501 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Bourgon de Foucherans

1780 - 1870

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0502 POLITICIAN

Marie, Antoine, Charles, Suzanne de Terrier de San

1773 - 1832

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0503 POLITICIAN

Marcel Jacquot de Mercey

1778 - 1861

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0504 POLITICIAN

Albin Saillard

1842 - 1925

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0505 ROWER

Christelle Fernandez-Schulte

Born 1974

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0506 POLITICIAN

Antoine-François-Alexis Droz

1785 - 1861

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0507 POLITICIAN

Désiré Véjux

1795 - 1857

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0508 POLITICIAN

Victor Grillet

1782 - 1849

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0509 ABBOT

Renaud de Semur

Died 1123

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0510 HOCKEY

Nicolas Leclerc

Born 1994

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0511 SCULPTOR

François Choye

1658 - 1706

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0512 POLITICIAN

Charles de Saint-Juan

1835 - 1862

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0513 MILITAR

Alberto Carlo Gilberto De la Forest de Divonne

1818 - 1893

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0514 POLITICIAN

Jean Louis Emonin

1780 - 1830

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0515 PRIEST

Jean Chifflet

1614 - 1666

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0516 SPORT

Edmond Sandoz

Born 1872

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0517 BASKET

Christophe Pellegrini

Born 1975

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0518 NOVELIST

P.N.A. Handschin

Born 1971

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0519 POLITICIAN

Max Mathieu

1900 - 1987

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0520 ABBOT

Robert Bourgeois (abbé)

1910 - 1944

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0521 JOURNALIST

Alexandre Chevassut

1767 - 1834

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0522 PRELATE

Jean de Nant

Died 1426

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0523 MISSING

François Vernier

1736 - 1815

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0524 JOURNALIST

Christian-Marie Monnot

Born 1945

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0525 KARATE

Ahmed Zemouri

Born 1993

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0526 FOOTBALL

Ludovic Golliard

Born 1983

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0527 OFFICER

Jean-Pierre Guillemet

1771 - 1816

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0528 PRELATE

Jean Germain (évêque)

Died 1362

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0529 WRITER

Michel Beauquey

1902 - 1980

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0530 PRELATE

Jean II d'Auxois

Died 1358

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0531 POLITICIAN

Danièle Tétu

Born 1947

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0532 MISSING

François de Pierre de Viantaix

1744 - 1823

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0533 PRELATE

Nicolas de Tholon

Died 1400

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0534 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Charles-François Monnin de Follenay

1734 - 1814

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0535 COLONEL

Louis Sébastien Coger

1779 - 1853

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0536 PRELATE

Jean d'Auxois

Died 1358

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0537 COACH

Aurélien Duraffourg

Born 1984

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0538 MILITAR

Jean Baptiste Crétin

1765 - 1835

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0539 BASKET

Rodrigue Moulin

Born 1979

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0540 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

César Verny, dit Vernier

1738 - 1806

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0541 RELIGIOUS

Dom Vincent Duchesne

1661 - 1724

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0542 MAIRE

Jean-Baptiste Mareschal

Born 1628

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0543 MISSING

Claude Marie-Joseph Blanc

1753 - 1833

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0544 PRELATE

Jean Langret

Died 1419

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0545 PRELATE

Robert de Marzy

Died 1273

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0546 PRELATE

Étienne de Longvy

Died 1511

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0547 PRIEST

Étienne de Cluny

Died 1069

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0548 COMPOSER

Paul Charreire

1820 - 1898

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