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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0052 ACTOR

Christiane Martel

Born 1932

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0077 ACTOR

Benoît Allemane

Born 1934

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0101 OFFICER

Philippe Rondot

1936 - 2017

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0154 BISHOP

Pierre Raffin

Born 1938

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0170 PHILOSOPHER

Jean Borella

Born 1930

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0179 NOVELIST

Jocelyne François

Born 1933

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0210 HISTORIAN

Jacques Jouanna

Born 1935

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0212 SCULPTOR

Claude Goutin

1930 - 2018

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0233 WRITER

Michel Picard (writer)

Born 1931

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0235 ENGINEER

Bernard Dudot

Born 1939

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0242 SCULPTOR

Parvine Curie

Born 1936

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0272 ACTOR

Claudine Coster

Born 1939

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0291 PHYSICIAN

Pierre Rabischong

Born 1932

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0292 POLITICIAN

Denise Cacheux

Born 1932

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0295 PHILOSOPHER

Jean-Marie Vincent (philosophe)

1934 - 2004

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0306 PAINTER

Eska Kayser

Born 1936

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0308 FILM

Michel Gérard

Born 1933

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0311 LAWYER

François Logerot

Born 1936

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0315 POLITICIAN

François Borella

1932 - 2017

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0323 ACTOR

Bernard Rousselet

Born 1935

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0346 POLITICIAN

Claude Huriet

Born 1930

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0362 SCULPTOR

Marie-Pierre Thiébaut

1933 - 2010

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0364 DRIVER

Henri Greder

1930 - 2012

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0375 POLITICIAN

Job Durupt

1931 - 2017

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0386 POLITICIAN

Bernadette Dupont

Born 1936

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0390 POLITICIAN

Alain Larcan

1931 - 2012

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0393 POET

Bernard Vargaftig

1934 - 2012

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0463 JOURNALIST

Jean-Louis Hurst

1935 - 2014

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0465 POLITICIAN

Jacques Baudot

1936 - 2007

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0473 WRITER

Joseph Farnel

Born 1932

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0536 ARTIST

Bernadette Bour

Born 1939

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0569 AEROSPACE

Yves Lambert

Born 1936

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0612 PHOTOGRAPHER

Chenz

1934 - 1991

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0618 PAINTER

Françoise Malaprade

Born 1934

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0619 OFFICER

Jean Pichot-Duclos

1935 - 2014

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0626 MILITAR

Philippe Arnold

1933 - 2011

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0633 PAINTER

Pierre Loeb (peintre)

Born 1934

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0637 ACADEMIC

Jean Descrains

1930 - 1989

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0639 ART HISTORIAN

Ernest Boursier-Mougenot

1933 - 2013

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0642 ATHLETIC

Jean Clausse

1936 - 2020

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0660 DRIVER

Francis Roussely

Born 1937

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0675 GROUPE

Philippe Bouriez

1933 - 2014

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0685 POLITICIAN

Jean-Claude Demonté

1937 - 1990

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0691 PAINTER

Michel Haumant

Born 1935

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0730 ATHLETIC

Andrée Malsert

Born 1933

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0761 PAINTER

Lynanoue

Born 1939

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0770 BASKET

Claude Desseaux

1933 - 2020

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