43.8369° N, 4.3600° E
NIMES
Most Famous People Born in Nimes, France
- Notable people
- 491
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1900
- Most distinctive
- Matador 126.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nimes during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nimes Is Known For
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Politician is Nimes's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (81).
Nimes over-indexes on matador — 126.2× the global rate.
Nimes under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nimes's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
0059 CURATOR
Léonce Bénédite
1859 - 1925
0067 PHILOSOPHER
Gaston Milhaud
1858 - 1918
0093 PHILOSOPHER
Frédéric Paulhan
1856 - 1931
0103 EGYPTOLOGIST
Georges Aaron Bénédite
1857 - 1926
0151 DIPLOMAT
Georges Révoil
1852 - 1894
0176 SPORT
Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau
1857 - 1923
0180 DIPLOMAT
Paul Révoil
1856 - 1914
0193 WRITER
Paul Bonnetain
1858 - 1899
0279 ENGINEER
Léon Poussigue
1859 - 1941
0315 POLITICIAN
Gaston Coulondre
1857 - 1922
0352 ETCHER
Léon Boisson
1854 - 1941
0402 WRITER
Léontine Goirand
1853 - 1923
0432 LAWYER
Élie Peyron
1857 - 1941