Abbeville
Abbeville ranks 3,107th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ried im Innkreis, Zell am See, and Khouribga. Memorable people born in Abbeville include Nicolas Sanson, Rose Bertin, and Amédée Courbet. Memorable people who died in Abbeville include Gabriel Naudé, Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes. Abbeville has been the birth place of many geographers, and fashion designers and the death place of many writers, and companions. Abbeville is located in France.
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1600 and 1992, Abbeville was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Sanson, Rose Bertin, and Amédée Courbet. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Abbeville including Gabriel Naudé, Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes.
People Born in Abbeville
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Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 3
Rose Bertin
FASHION DESIGNER
1747 - 1813
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 6
Amédée Courbet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1827 - 1885
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 2
Henri Padé
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1953
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5
Jérémy Stravius
SWIMMER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 4
Rémi Mulumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 1
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Gabriel Naudé
WRITER
1600 - 1653
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 4
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
COMPANION
1220 - 1279
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 3
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1788 - 1868
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1
François-Jean de la Barre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1745 - 1766
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abbeville were geographers (1), fashion designers (1), military personnels (1), mathematicians (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were writers (1), companions (1), archaeologists (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, swimmers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Abbeville, including Jérémy Stravius. Whereas, throughout history, geographers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abbeville, including Nicolas Sanson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Abbeville since 1700.
