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 1880s Clear ×
Eugène Tisserant
1884 - 1972
Jacques Majorelle
1886 - 1962
Étienne Drioton
1889 - 1961
Henri Victor Vallois
1889 - 1982
Eugène Dieudonné
1884 - 1944
Pierre Roussel (epigrapher)
1881 - 1945
Léon Daum
1887 - 1966
Jean Auscher
1880 - 1950
Marcel Georges Charles Petitmengin
1881 - 1908
Rosita Marstini
1887 - 1948
Jacques Parisot (médecin)
1882 - 1967
Jean Lefèvre
1887 - 1973
Raymond Schwab
1884 - 1956
Henri Teitgen
1882 - 1969
Jules Criqui
1883 - 1951
Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen
1885 - 1953
Charles Demange
1884 - 1909
Gaston Rogé
1886 - 1963
Pierre Weiss (aviateur)
1889 - 1970
Auguste Silice
1880 - 1951
Jacques Müntz
1881 - 1972
Sébastien Laurent (peintre)
1887 - 1973
Victor Engler
1884 - 1935