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.
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- Politics & Law
- Writing
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- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1760s Clear ×
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
1767 - 1855
François-Benoît Hoffman
1760 - 1828
Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1762 - 1814
Charles Louis Dieudonné Grandjean
1768 - 1828
Antoine Bertier
1761 - 1854
Philippe Christophe de Lamotte-Guéry
1769 - 1848
Joseph Zangiacomi
1766 - 1846
Balthazard Grandjean
1760 - 1824
Xavier Willemin
1763 - 1833
Charles-Antoine Saladin
1761 - 1832
Charles Charvet de Blenod
1760 - 1813
Christophe-Thiébault d'Hoffelize
1767 - 1842
François Mansuy Thiry
1765 - 1854
Antoine Dubois de Riocour
1761 - 1841
Pierre Dieudonné Louis Saulnier
1767 - 1838
Joseph-Gaspard d'Hoffelize
1765 - 1849
Jean-Louis Thomas
Born 1763