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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- Writing
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Hubert Lyautey
1854 - 1934
Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo
1773 - 1828
Antoine Drouot
1774 - 1847
Philippe Rondot
1936 - 2017
Gaston d'Andlau
1824 - 1894
Jean-François Jacqueminot
1787 - 1865
Leopold Gondrecourt
1816 - 1888
Louis-Joseph Hugo
1777 - 1853
Philippe Christophe de Lamotte-Guéry
1769 - 1848
Frédéric Auguste de Beurmann
1777 - 1815
Nicolas Liebault
1723 - 1795
Antoine Barré
1853 - 1926
Charles de Bouteiller
1786 - 1850
Jean Pichot-Duclos
1935 - 2014
Nicolas-François Christophe
1770 - 1839
Charles Ambroise Thiry
1791 - 1868
Joseph-Gaspard d'Hoffelize
1765 - 1849
Jean-François Christophe (général)
1772 - 1827
Jean-François Henrion-Bertier
1817 - 1901
Antoine Perrin de Brichambault
Born 1777
Charles Kessler
1836 - 1916