48.6928° N, 6.1836° E
NANCY
Most Famous People Born in Nancy, France
- Notable people
- 770
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1895
- Most distinctive
- Feudatory 80.0×
The old ducal seat of Lorraine, and the Sculptor and Architect benches together explain why Art Nouveau had to happen here — Émile Gallé and the École de Nancy working glass and iron into a style the tilework still wears. An Officer line and a thick Historian bench point further back, to the court that fed Europe Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke Charles III.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Nancy during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nancy Is Known For
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Politician is Nancy's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (95).
Nancy over-indexes on feudatory — 80.0× the global rate.
Nancy under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nancy's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1710s Clear ×
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
1719 - 1785
Jean François de Saint-Lambert
1716 - 1803
François Gaspard Adam
1710 - 1761
Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville
1719 - 1805
Jean-Charles François
1717 - 1769
Joseph Uriot
1713 - 1788
Louis Sébastien Jacquet de Malzet
1715 - 1800
François Antoine Etienne de Gourcy-Pagny
1719 - 1805