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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- Filtered to 1790s Clear ×
Gérard Paul Deshayes
1795 - 1875
Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe
1797 - 1858
Michel Goudchaux
1797 - 1862
Georges Jacquot
1794 - 1874
Charles Varin
1798 - 1869
François Leuret
1797 - 1851
Max-Théodore Cerfberr
1792 - 1876
Marchand Ennery
1792 - 1852
Prosper Guerrier de Dumast
1796 - 1883
François Joseph Boulay de la Meurthe
1799 - 1880
Hubert Félix Soyer-Willemet
1791 - 1867
Sébastien Louis Saulnier
1790 - 1835
Pierre-Daniel Martin-Maillefer
1798 - 1877
Virginie Mauvais
1797 - 1892
Paul Gomien
1798 - 1846
Léopold Turck
1797 - 1887
Alphonse-Théodore Cerfbeer
1791 - 1859
François Augustin Thiry
1794 - 1875
Charles Ambroise Thiry
1791 - 1868
Mademoiselle Valmonzey
1799 - 1835
Pierre Forel
1795 - 1872
François Leclerc
1796 - 1875
Georges La Flize
1798 - 1880
Charles de Bourcier de Villers
1798 - 1874
Nicolas André Tardieu
1790 - 1843