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.
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Alphonse Daudet
1840 - 1897
Jean Paulhan
1884 - 1968
André Chamson
1900 - 1983
Jean Carrière
1928 - 2005
Marc Bernard
1900 - 1983
Frédérique Hébrard
Born 1927
Christian Giudicelli
Born 1942
Antoine Bigot
1825 - 1897
Denys Colomb de Daunant
1922 - 2006
Élisabeth Barbier
1911 - 1996
Christian Liger
1935 - 2002
Jean Novi de Caveirac
1713 - 1782
Antoinette de Beaucaire
1840 - 1865
Yvan Daniel
1909 - 1986
Henri Chabrol
1897 - 1981
Paul Bonnetain
1858 - 1899
Georges Gros
1922 - 2018
Alphonse Momas
1846 - 1933
Pierre-Albert Clément
1924 - 2014
Maïté Bernard
Born 1970
Claude Baduel
1491 - 1561
Jean-Antoine Teissier de Marguerittes
1744 - 1795
Alexandre Delmar
Born 1975
Emil Anton
Born 1904
Lucie Rauzier-Fontayne
1895 - 1986
Pierre Vabre
Born 1972
Serge Velay
Born 1948
Olivier Cabanel
Born 1942
Raoul Stéphan
1889 - 1965
Élisabeth Porquerol
1905 - 2008
Léontine Goirand
1853 - 1923
Rosine de Chabaud-Latour
1794 - 1860
Frédéric Viguier
Born 1968
Paul d'Arlhac
Born 1834