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 1890s Clear ×
Paul Colin (artist)
1892 - 1985
Charles Baudouin
1893 - 1963
Paul Benoit (composer)
1893 - 1979
Georges Renaud
1893 - 1975
François Ingold
1894 - 1980
Yvan Noé
1895 - 1963
Edmond Friedel
1895 - 1972
Jacques Benoit (biologiste)
1896 - 1982
Maurice Martin du Gard
1896 - 1970
André Carnège
1890 - 1969
Henri Guingot
1897 - 1952
Jean Baradez
1895 - 1969
Émile Just Bachelet
1892 - 1981
Émile Malespine
1892 - 1953
Henri Jean Maresquelle
1898 - 1977
Georges-Marie Bernanose
1898 - 1974
André Boursier-Mougenot
1892 - 1971
Paul Rémy (peintre)
1897 - 1981
Pierre Gastinel
1898 - 1943
Marcel Picot
1893 - 1967
Emmanuel de Mitry
1892 - 1983
André Kauffer (fils)
1893 - 1977
René Koch
Born 1895
Georges Houard
1893 - 1964