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.
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Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
Gérard Noiriel
Born 1950
Émile Gebhart
1839 - 1908
Claude Jeancolas
1949 - 2016
Franciscus a Mesgnien Meninski
1623 - 1698
François Godement
Born 1949
Jacques Jouanna
Born 1935
Pierre Roussel (epigrapher)
1881 - 1945
Prosper Guerrier de Dumast
1796 - 1883
Auguste Digot
1815 - 1864
Éric Mension-Rigau
Born 1962
Alain Michel (historien)
Born 1954
Olga Wormser
1912 - 2002
Charles Mortet
1852 - 1927
Jean Baradez
1895 - 1969
Roger Berg
1910 - 1994