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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Nancy during each.

What Nancy Is Known For

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Politician is Nancy's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (95).

Nancy over-indexes on feudatory80.0× the global rate.

Nancy under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician95
  2. Painter46
  3. Writer36
  4. Actor35
  5. Football33
  6. Officer21
  7. Sculptor21
  8. Artist18
  1. Feudatory980.0×
  2. Aristocrat97.0×
  3. Sculptor214.2×
  4. Officer214.1×
  5. Architect162.3×
  6. Artist182.3×
  7. Painter462.3×
  8. Historian162.0×
  1. Football330.4×
  2. Player100.7×

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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0011 MATHEMATICIAN

Henri Cartan

1904 - 2008

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0037 FILM

Georges Sadoul

1904 - 1967

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0133 ACTOR

Albert Michel

1909 - 1981

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0158 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Pierre Benoit (archaeologist)

1906 - 1987

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0178 PSYCHIATRIST

Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist)

1904 - 1992

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0197 ARTIST

Charles Gesmar

1900 - 1928

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0213 COMPOSER

Jean Cartan

1906 - 1932

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0222 PHOTOGRAPHER

Roger Schall

1904 - 1995

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0224 FENCER

René Lemoine

1905 - 1995

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0318 ACTOR

Madeleine Cheminat

1908 - 2008

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0329 POLITICIAN

François Valentin (homme politique)

1909 - 1961

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0426 WORLD WAR

René Duchez

1903 - 1948

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0427 ARTIST

Jean-Jacques Grüber

1903 - 1988

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0440 PRIEST

Henri Stéphane

1907 - 1985

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0475 PHYSICIST

Jean-Pierre Rothé

1906 - 1991

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0499 WRITER

Fernand François

1900 - 1991

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0506 POLITICIAN

Pierre Ruais

1907 - 1996

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0511 BIOLOGIST

Andrée Tétry

1907 - 1992

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0548 ACTOR

René Marjac

1908 - 1993

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0556 WORLD WAR

Robert Guédon

1902 - 1978

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0568 ATHLETIC

Adrien Courtois

1905 - 1981

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0640 POLITICIAN

Jean Lionel-Pèlerin

1901 - 1954

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0670 POLITICIAN

William Jacson

1909 - 1973

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0731 RÉSISTANT

Jean Friess

1902 - 1944

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0743 SPRINT

Georges Henry

1907 - 1981

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0768 ORGANISTE

Line Zilgien

1906 - 1954

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