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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  • Writing
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  • Science
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0005 OFFICER

Hubert Lyautey

1854 - 1934

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0039 OFFICER

Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo

1773 - 1828

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0053 OFFICER

Antoine Drouot

1774 - 1847

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0101 OFFICER

Philippe Rondot

1936 - 2017

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0244 OFFICER

Gaston d'Andlau

1824 - 1894

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0245 OFFICER

Jean-François Jacqueminot

1787 - 1865

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0252 OFFICER

Leopold Gondrecourt

1816 - 1888

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0298 OFFICER

Louis-Joseph Hugo

1777 - 1853

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0415 OFFICER

Philippe Christophe de Lamotte-Guéry

1769 - 1848

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0417 OFFICER

Frédéric Auguste de Beurmann

1777 - 1815

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0442 OFFICER

Nicolas Liebault

1723 - 1795

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0531 OFFICER

Antoine Barré

1853 - 1926

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0601 OFFICER

Charles de Bouteiller

1786 - 1850

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0619 OFFICER

Jean Pichot-Duclos

1935 - 2014

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0635 OFFICER

Nicolas-François Christophe

1770 - 1839

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0663 OFFICER

Charles Ambroise Thiry

1791 - 1868

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0680 OFFICER

Joseph-Gaspard d'Hoffelize

1765 - 1849

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0733 OFFICER

Jean-François Christophe (général)

1772 - 1827

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0740 OFFICER

Jean-François Henrion-Bertier

1817 - 1901

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0749 OFFICER

Antoine Perrin de Brichambault

Born 1777

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0766 OFFICER

Charles Kessler

1836 - 1916

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