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 1870s Clear ×
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
Élisabeth de Gramont
1875 - 1954
Émile André
1871 - 1933
Gérard Hekking
1879 - 1942
Charles Ruch
1873 - 1945
Camille Gutton
1872 - 1963
Auguste Mangeot
1873 - 1942
Charles Dalmorès
1871 - 1939
Georges Bertier
1877 - 1962
César Pain
1872 - 1946
Alfred Finot
1876 - 1946
Gustav von Bartenwerffer
1872 - 1947
Joseph Mougin
1876 - 1961
Paul Ancel
1873 - 1961
Léon Lyon-Caen
1877 - 1967
Auguste Desch
1877 - 1924
René Fould
1875 - 1961
George Chepfer
1870 - 1945
Albert Larteau
1870 - 1949
Georges Vinter
1879 - 1945
Charles Berlet
1878 - 1941
Édouard Henry-Baudot
1871 - 1953
Jules Rais
1872 - 1943
Jean Grillon
1875 - 1924
Eugène Gatelet
1874 - 1932
Charles Fridrich
1876 - 1952
Charles-Henri Cournault
1876 - 1963
Louis Auguin
1874 - 1952
Émile Toussaint
1872 - 1914
Paul Kauffer
1870 - 1941