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×
Through the Decades

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 matador126.2× the global rate.

Nimes under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician81
  2. Football48
  3. Writer34
  4. Painter25
  5. Actor18
  6. Poet14
  7. Player14
  8. Lawyer12
  1. Matador8126.2×
  2. Handball63.9×
  3. Theologian52.8×
  4. Poet142.8×
  5. Photographer62.5×
  6. Engineer72.3×
  7. Officer72.2×
  8. Writer342.1×
  1. Actor180.7×

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.

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Showing 20 of 491 notable people

0017 ARTIST

David Beauchard

Born 1959

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0069 POLITICIAN

Yvan Lachaud

Born 1954

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0096 SPRINT

Chantal Réga

Born 1955

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0097 FOOTBALL

Bernard Boissier

Born 1952

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0108 ACTOR

Bonnafet Tarbouriech

Born 1952

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0171 POLITICIAN

Françoise Laurent-Perrigot

Born 1950

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0177 BANK

Philippe Brassac

Born 1959

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0184 CRITIQUE

Luc Fraisse

Born 1959

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0251 POLITICIAN

Alain Fabre-Pujol

Born 1957

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0281 PUBLISHER

Christian Lacour

Born 1953

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0305 HISTORIAN

Philippe Chareyre

Born 1956

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0309 FILM

Patrick Cabouat

Born 1950

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0310 MATADOR

Robert Pilés

Born 1952

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0338 FOOTBALL

Denis Mathieu

1950 - 1995

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0382 POLITICIAN

Daniel Guiraud

Born 1958

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0418 CHAMPION

Michel Schatz

1957 - 2015

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0419 FOOTBALL

Patrick Champ

Born 1954

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0427 FOOTBALL

Attilio Moretti

Born 1950

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0476 FOOTBALL

Guy Dussaud

Born 1955

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0481 FOOTBALL

Roland Décilia

Born 1958

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