Alès
Alès ranks 1,651st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind High Wycombe, Wigan, and Hillingdon. Memorable people born in Alès include Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Lucile Randon, and Laurent Blanc. Memorable people who died in Alès include Odette Bancilhon, and François Bracci. Alès has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many astronomers, and soccer players. Alès is located in France.
Alès is a commune and subprefecture in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Until 1926, it was officially known as Alais. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1800 and 1986, Alès was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Lucile Randon, and Laurent Blanc. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Alès including Odette Bancilhon, and François Bracci.
People Born in Alès
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Jean-Baptiste Dumas
CHEMIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 9
Lucile Randon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 2023
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 1
Laurent Blanc
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 5
Maurice André
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2012
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 8
Jean-Philippe Gatien
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3
Stéphane Sarrazin
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 7
Julien Doré
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 6
Damien Bonnard
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 2
Nabil El Zhar
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Alès
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Odette Bancilhon
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
François Bracci
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Alès
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ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
François Bracci
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alès were soccer players (2), musicians (2), chemists (1), religious figures (1), and table tennis players (1), while most who died were astronomers (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alès, including Laurent Blanc, and Nabil El Zhar. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alès, including Laurent Blanc, and Nabil El Zhar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Alès since 1700.
