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 1850s Clear ×
Henri Poincaré
1854 - 1912
Hubert Lyautey
1854 - 1934
Aimé Morot
1850 - 1913
Victor Prouvé
1858 - 1943
Léon Humblot
1852 - 1914
Roger Marx
1859 - 1913
René Wiener
1855 - 1939
Othon Riemann
1853 - 1891
Ambroise Gardeil
1859 - 1931
George Viau
1855 - 1939
Émile Mayer
1851 - 1938
Émile Hinzelin
1857 - 1937
Charles Mortet
1852 - 1927
René Nicklès
1859 - 1917
Charles-Désiré Bourgon
1855 - 1915
Victor Mortet
1855 - 1914
Jules Beaupré
1859 - 1921
Antoine Barré
1853 - 1926
Émile Goutière-Vernolle
1855 - 1927
Édouard-Émile Saladin
1856 - 1917
Claire Mohant
1851 - 1919
Alexandre Grosjean
1851 - 1922
Ludovic Gervaize
1857 - 1939
Ferdinand Kauffer
1852 - 1891