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
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Jules Canonge
1812 - 1870
Abdelkader Kraichi
Born 1989
Reine Garde
1810 - 1887
Théodore Roustan
1833 - 1906
Philippe Chareyre
Born 1956
Louis Gaidan
1847 - 1925
Pierre Vabre
Born 1972
Henri Verdier de Lacoste
1767 - 1819
Patrick Cabouat
Born 1950
Robert Pilés
Born 1952
Philibert Rouvière
1809 - 1865
Marcel Coulon
1873 - 1959
Jacques Vincens-Saint-Laurent
1758 - 1825
Albin Peyron
1870 - 1944
Gaston Coulondre
1857 - 1922
Firmin Meyer
1899 - 1976
Adolphe Perrot
1818 - 1887
Serge Velay
Born 1948
Antoine Chabaud
1727 - 1791
Dino Lunardi
Born 1978
Laurent Larrieu
Born 1969
Laurent Lazard
Born 1978
Tony Dombre
1834 - 1899
Camille-Philippe Dayre de Mailhol
1843 - 1898
Henriette Bosquier
1917 - 1984
Olivier Cabanel
Born 1942
Fernand Janin
1880 - 1912
Bosquier-Gavaudan
1776 - 1843
Jehan Testevuide
1873 - 1922
Franck Hermanny
Born 1974
Stephane Cabrera
Born 1968
Jean Cazelles
1860 - 1924
Henri Begleiter
1935 - 2006
Aseyn
Born 1980
Maurice Boyer
1874 - 1963
Joseph Germer-Durand
1845 - 1917
Jean-Gabriel de Boissy d'Anglas
1783 - 1864
Denis Mathieu
1950 - 1995
Albert Jozan
1899 - 1981
Raoul Arus
1848 - 1921
Jean Sahuquet
1923 - 2006
Pierre Daudet
1904 - 1945
Romain Ruffier
Born 1989
Élodie Lizzano
Born 1988
Pierre-Henri Azagoh
Born 1998
Claude Devèze
Born 1970
Pierre Formi
1644 - 1679
Jacques Anselme Dorthès
1759 - 1794
Louis Dumas
1676 - 1744
Raoul Stéphan
1889 - 1965
Gustave Riquet (peintre)
1866 - 1938
Léon Boisson
1854 - 1941
Jean Pieyre
1755 - 1839
Jules de Pierre de Bernis
1842 - 1902
Charles Courtin
1777 - 1855
Jean Dejoux
Born 1922
Jean Maroger
1881 - 1956
Laurie Carretero
Born 1995
Jean Pontier
Born 1932
Gaspard Fornier d'Albe
1769 - 1834
Alphonse Simil
1841 - 1916
Arlette Ambrosi
1915 - 2002
Jacques Cubizol
1639 - 1711
Alain Garnier (football)
Born 1941
Étienne-David Meynier de Salinelles
1729 - 1794
Léonce Curnier
1813 - 1894
Léa Terzi
Born 1988
Louis Roussel
1881 - 1971
Léon Maury
1863 - 1931
Maximilien Raphel
1863 - 1943
Alice Piguet
1901 - 1993
Achille de Daunant
1786 - 1867
Élisabeth Porquerol
1905 - 2008
François-Marie Froment
1759 - 1825
Léa Vicens
Born 1985
Louis Boucoiran
1813 - 1895
Hervé Cassan
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Fabrice Ausset
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Charles-François de Trinquelague
1747 - 1837
Napoléon Gaillard
1815 - 1900
Amédée Roussellier
1879 - 1960
Daniel Guiraud
Born 1958
Philippe Texier
Born 1941
Pierre de Cabrol de Mouté
1769 - 1819
Nadir Benaïssa
Born 1985
Louis Chalmeton
1813 - 1879
Gustave Liotard-Vogt
1833 - 1922
Guillaume Séguron
Born 1971
Denis Loré
Born 1968
Louis-François de Vivet de Montclus
1687 - 1755
Pierre Bouteyre
Born 1971
Jean-Jacques Brousson
1878 - 1958
Christian Bourguet
Born 1934
Jules Delon-Soubeiran
1837 - 1900
Didier Combe
Born 1968
Jean Madeline
1866 - 1919
Ferdinand Girard
1796 - 1881
William Bonet
Born 1980
Augustin Demians
1814 - 1871
Gustave Fornier de Clausonne
1797 - 1873
Charles Dombre
1814 - 1887
Léontine Goirand
1853 - 1923
Simon Iniesta
Born 1948
Olivier Fabre
Born 1986
Éric Deguil
Born 1981
Jean Bertaud
1898 - 1987
Anne Joachim Joseph de Rochemore
1766 - 1855
Louis-Jacques-Marie Fournier
1786 - 1862
Jeanne Natoire
1700 - 1776
Lydie Pages
Born 1987
Charles de Surville
1803 - 1868
Roger Moine
Born 1935
Louis Boucoiran (haut fonctionnaire)
1886 - 1968
Louis Bernard (homme politique, 1886-1956)
1886 - 1956
Antoine Vermeil
1799 - 1864
Kévin Grau
Born 1980
Marc Pujolle
Born 1962
Michel Schatz
1957 - 2015
Patrick Champ
Born 1954
Horace Jauréguiberry
1849 - 1919
Jacques Philippe Pérouse
1803 - 1866
Maurice Rinaldi
1938 - 2008
Rosine de Chabaud-Latour
1794 - 1860
Léon Dombre
1804 - 1886
Philippe Malige
Born 1967
Jean Chalvidan
1912 - 1944
Attilio Moretti
Born 1950
Michel Pialat
1945 - 2014
Morenito de Nîmes
Born 1969
Émile Teulon
1793 - 1877
Henri Servant
1945 - 2011
Élie Peyron
1857 - 1941
Paul David (métallurgiste)
1843 - 1923
Daniel Victor de Trimond
1745 - 1813
Marc Serrano
Born 1978
Georges Juliard
1888 - 1975
Marie-Joachim-Isidore de Chastellier
1775 - 1861
Louis Alphonse Edmond Puech
1832 - 1910
Félix Randon de Grolier
1809 - 1856
Jacques Combet
1920 - 1993
Samir Mohamed
Born 1980
Jean-Marie Louis Marseille
1877 - 1964
Pierre Jurie-Joly
1887 - 1961
Charles Jules de Surville
1818 - 1879
Fernand Requier
Born 1919
Michel Roux-Carbonnel
1788 - 1857
Lucien Fontayne
1865 - 1946
Adolphe Bosc
1827 - 1882
Raymond des Arènes
Died 1176
Jules Périllier
1841 - 1915
Antoine Valérian-Duclau
Born 1732
Frédéric Pascal
Born 1948
Gustave Larnac
1793 - 1868
Christian Lesur
Born 1947
Auguste Bosc (sculpteur)
1827 - 1879
Jean Louis Marie Ladislas Walsin-Esterhazy
1804 - 1871
André Toutain
1905 - 1978
Jean-Luc Vignaud
Born 1948
David Dombre
1772 - 1859
Robert Marchand (raseteur)
1938 - 1996
André Maigre
Born 1779
Loïc Auzolle
Born 1985
Stéphane Meca
Born 1968
Cyril Baleton
Born 1981
Adrien Limagne
1829 - 1891
Patrick Oliver
Born 1989
Yves Castet
1922 - 1968
Jonathan Bertrand
Born 1989
Gustave Coste (général)
1830 - 1918
Dominique Fornier de Valaurie
1763 - 1811
Jean-Marie Marcellin
Born 1943
Joël Bouchoucha
Born 1976
Joseph Boyer
1761 - 1830
Pierre Colomb (général)
1754 - 1817
Frédéric Viguier
Born 1968
Guy Dussaud
Born 1955
Élisabeth-Sophie Bonicel
1764 - 1848
Paul d'Arlhac
Born 1834
Jean-Pierre Alexandre Bresson de Valmabelle
1772 - 1812
Stéphane Rouveyrolles
Born 1967
Roland Décilia
Born 1958
Alexandre Vincens
1725 - 1794
Louis André Delenne
1761 - 1838
Joseph Roustan
1756 - 1835
Yann Balmossière
Born 1973
Jean Joseph Louis Autesserre
1757 - 1819
Eustachio di Laviefuille
Died 1754
Charles Pierre Pourcin
1734 - 1799
Henri de Chazel
1665 - 1725
Gabriel Dardaillon
Died 1693
Marcel Gebelin
Born 1907