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Agen (fra)

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Agen ranks 1,563rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Schwedt, St James's Palace, and Chatham, Kent. Memorable people born in Agen include Joseph Justus Scaliger, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, and Alain Aspect. Memorable people who died in Agen include Matteo Bandello, Julius Caesar Scaliger, and Saint Faith. Agen has been the birth place of many biologists, and historians and the death place of many writers, and philosophers. Agen is located in France.

Agen is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, 135 kilometres southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 290 and 1994, Agen was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Joseph Justus Scaliger, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, and Alain Aspect. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Agen including Matteo Bandello, Julius Caesar Scaliger, and Saint Faith.

People Born in Agen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Agen were biologists (2), historians (1), physicists (1), philosophers (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were writers (2), philosophers (1), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, physicists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Agen, including Alain Aspect. Whereas, throughout history, biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Agen, including Bernard Germain de Lacépède, and Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Agen since 1700.