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Aix-en-Provence (fra)

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Aix-en-Provence ranks 481st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Odense, Recife, and Maribor. Memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence include Paul Cézanne, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, and Eleanor of Provence. Memorable people who died in Aix-en-Provence include Pierre Schaeffer, Paul Cézanne, and Maurice Blondel. Aix-en-Provence has been the birth place of many writers, and painters and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Aix-en-Provence is located in France.

Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1198 and 2001, Aix-en-Provence was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Paul Cézanne, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, and Eleanor of Provence. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Aix-en-Provence including Pierre Schaeffer, Paul Cézanne, and Maurice Blondel.

People Born in Aix-en-Provence

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People Deceased in Aix-en-Provence

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Aix-en-Provence were writers (4), painters (3), biologists (2), politicians (2), and soccer players (2),  while most who died were painters (3), politicians (3), soccer players (2), composers (1), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence, including Henri Michel, and Valentin Eysseric. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aix-en-Provence, including Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, and Louise Colet.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Aix-en-Provence since 1700.