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
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Richard Mique
1728 - 1794
Emmanuel Héré de Corny
1705 - 1763
Émile André
1871 - 1933
Lucien Weissenburger
1860 - 1929
Georges Biet
1869 - 1955
César Pain
1872 - 1946
Claude Prouvé
1929 - 2012
Henri Prouvé
1915 - 2012
Prosper Morey
1805 - 1886
Charles-Désiré Bourgon
1855 - 1915
Paul Charbonnier
1865 - 1953
Victor Poirel
1804 - 1881
Jules Criqui
1883 - 1951
Jean-Nicolas Jennesson
1686 - 1755
Charles-François Chatelain
1802 - 1873
Émile Toussaint
1872 - 1914