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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 81 of 491 notable people

0002 POLITICIAN

François Guizot

1787 - 1874

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0031 POLITICIAN

Damien Abad

Born 1980

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0033 POLITICIAN

Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne

1743 - 1793

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0050 POLITICIAN

Marius Moutet

1876 - 1968

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0069 POLITICIAN

Yvan Lachaud

Born 1954

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0070 POLITICIAN

Domitius Afer

-16 - 59

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0072 POLITICIAN

Christian de La Malène

1920 - 2007

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0095 POLITICIAN

Titus Aurelius Fulvus

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0107 POLITICIAN

François de Chabaud-Latour

1804 - 1885

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0123 POLITICIAN

William Dumas

Born 1942

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0132 POLITICIAN

Georges Bruguier

1884 - 1962

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0133 POLITICIAN

Jean Fabre de La Martillière

1732 - 1819

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0137 POLITICIAN

Jacques Antoine Rabaut-Pommier

1744 - 1820

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0140 POLITICIAN

Laurent Béteille

Born 1948

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0142 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Michel

Born 1938

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0154 POLITICIAN

Noël Madier de Montjau

1814 - 1892

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0156 POLITICIAN

Michèle Peyron

Born 1961

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0162 POLITICIAN

Jean Valadier

1878 - 1959

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0163 POLITICIAN

Olivier Gaillard

Born 1967

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0168 POLITICIAN

Vincent Capo-Canellas

Born 1967

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0171 POLITICIAN

Françoise Laurent-Perrigot

Born 1950

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0173 POLITICIAN

Jean Bousquet (homme politique)

Born 1932

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0178 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Picheral

Born 1934

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0181 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marie Cambacérès

Born 1949

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0189 POLITICIAN

Jean-César Vincens-Plauchut

1755 - 1801

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0190 POLITICIAN

Adolphe Pieyre

1848 - 1909

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0201 POLITICIAN

Camille Mathéi de Valfons

1837 - 1907

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0204 POLITICIAN

Jean Bosc (homme politique)

1875 - 1959

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0208 POLITICIAN

Numa Baragnon

1797 - 1871

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0211 POLITICIAN

Christian Assaf

Born 1972

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0216 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Boyer

1823 - 1885

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0220 POLITICIAN

Henri Yrissou

1909 - 2009

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0224 POLITICIAN

Jean Raymond-Laurent

1890 - 1969

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0226 POLITICIAN

Louis Périllier

1900 - 1986

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0228 POLITICIAN

Raoul Béteille

1924 - 2015

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0243 POLITICIAN

Pierre Gamel

1889 - 1966

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0251 POLITICIAN

Alain Fabre-Pujol

Born 1957

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0256 POLITICIAN

Albert Milhaud

1871 - 1955

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0260 POLITICIAN

Louis-Numa Baragnon

1835 - 1892

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0272 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Antoine Rabaut-Dupuis

1746 - 1808

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0288 POLITICIAN

Roux de Marcilly

1623 - 1669

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0296 POLITICIAN

Janine Cayet

Born 1943

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0297 POLITICIAN

Janine Bardou

1927 - 2008

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0308 POLITICIAN

Henri Verdier de Lacoste

1767 - 1819

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0313 POLITICIAN

Jacques Vincens-Saint-Laurent

1758 - 1825

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0315 POLITICIAN

Gaston Coulondre

1857 - 1922

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0323 POLITICIAN

Tony Dombre

1834 - 1899

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0325 POLITICIAN

Henriette Bosquier

1917 - 1984

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0332 POLITICIAN

Jean Cazelles

1860 - 1924

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0337 POLITICIAN

Jean-Gabriel de Boissy d'Anglas

1783 - 1864

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0353 POLITICIAN

Jean Pieyre

1755 - 1839

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0354 POLITICIAN

Jules de Pierre de Bernis

1842 - 1902

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0355 POLITICIAN

Charles Courtin

1777 - 1855

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0357 POLITICIAN

Jean Maroger

1881 - 1956

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0359 POLITICIAN

Jean Pontier

Born 1932

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0365 POLITICIAN

Étienne-David Meynier de Salinelles

1729 - 1794

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0366 POLITICIAN

Léonce Curnier

1813 - 1894

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0372 POLITICIAN

Achille de Daunant

1786 - 1867

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0379 POLITICIAN

Charles-François de Trinquelague

1747 - 1837

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0382 POLITICIAN

Daniel Guiraud

Born 1958

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0394 POLITICIAN

Jules Delon-Soubeiran

1837 - 1900

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0397 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Girard

1796 - 1881

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0399 POLITICIAN

Augustin Demians

1814 - 1871

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0406 POLITICIAN

Jean Bertaud

1898 - 1987

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0407 POLITICIAN

Anne Joachim Joseph de Rochemore

1766 - 1855

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0408 POLITICIAN

Louis-Jacques-Marie Fournier

1786 - 1862

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0411 POLITICIAN

Charles de Surville

1803 - 1868

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0414 POLITICIAN

Louis Bernard (homme politique, 1886-1956)

1886 - 1956

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0421 POLITICIAN

Jacques Philippe Pérouse

1803 - 1866

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0430 POLITICIAN

Émile Teulon

1793 - 1877

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0436 POLITICIAN

Georges Juliard

1888 - 1975

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0437 POLITICIAN

Marie-Joachim-Isidore de Chastellier

1775 - 1861

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0443 POLITICIAN

Pierre Jurie-Joly

1887 - 1961

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0446 POLITICIAN

Michel Roux-Carbonnel

1788 - 1857

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0448 POLITICIAN

Adolphe Bosc

1827 - 1882

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0450 POLITICIAN

Jules Périllier

1841 - 1915

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0451 POLITICIAN

Antoine Valérian-Duclau

Born 1732

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0453 POLITICIAN

Gustave Larnac

1793 - 1868

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0457 POLITICIAN

André Toutain

1905 - 1978

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0461 POLITICIAN

André Maigre

Born 1779

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0470 POLITICIAN

Dominique Fornier de Valaurie

1763 - 1811

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