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
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1770s Clear ×
Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo
1773 - 1828
Antoine Drouot
1774 - 1847
René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt
1773 - 1844
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
Mathieu de Dombasle
1777 - 1843
Charles-François de Ladoucette
1772 - 1848
Charles Baudiot
1773 - 1849
Louis-Joseph Hugo
1777 - 1853
Frédéric Auguste de Beurmann
1777 - 1815
Charles Guépratte
1777 - 1857
Alexis de Garaudé (Komponist, 1779)
1779 - 1852
Nicolas-François Christophe
1770 - 1839
Joseph Charles Bailly
1777 - 1844
Pierre François Viriot
1773 - 1860
Jean-François Christophe (général)
1772 - 1827
Pierre Jean Louis de Vismes
1772 - 1826
Antoine Perrin de Brichambault
Born 1777
Charles Antoine Liébault
1771 - 1811