Angers
Angers ranks 457th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cali, Wilmington, Delaware, and Frederiksberg. Memorable people born in Angers include Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Jean Bodin, and Robert I of France. Memorable people who died in Angers include Raymond Kopa, Joseph Proust, and Ermengarde of Hesbaye. Angers has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Angers is located in France.
Angers is a city in western France, about 300 km (190 mi) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called Angevins or, more rarely, Angeriens. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 860 and 2005, Angers was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Jean Bodin, and Robert I of France. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Angers including Raymond Kopa, Joseph Proust, and Ermengarde of Hesbaye.
People Born in Angers
Go to all RankingsGeoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1151
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 30
Jean Bodin
PHILOSOPHER
1530 - 1596
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 15
Robert I of France
POLITICIAN
860 - 923
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 16
Joseph Proust
CHEMIST
1754 - 1826
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 13
Fulk, King of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1092 - 1143
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 19
Michel Eugène Chevreul
CHEMIST
1786 - 1889
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 29
Marie of Anjou
COMPANION
1404 - 1463
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 17
Louis III of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1434
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 32
André Bazin
WRITER
1918 - 1958
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 22
René II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1508
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 34
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 20
David d'Angers
SCULPTOR
1788 - 1856
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 23
Newly Added People Born in Angers
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Angers
Go to all RankingsRaymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 3
Joseph Proust
CHEMIST
1754 - 1826
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 4
Ermengarde of Hesbaye
POLITICIAN
778 - 818
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1453
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 6
Fulk IV, Count of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1043 - 1109
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 12
Julien Gracq
WRITER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 8
Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1006 - 1060
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 11
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 13
Hervé Bazin
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 9
Theodulf of Orléans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
750 - 821
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 7
Albinus of Angers
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
470 - 550
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2
Ragenfrid
POLITICIAN
700 - 731
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Angers were politicians (9), writers (4), soccer players (3), chemists (2), and composers (2), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (2), religious figures (2), soccer players (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Angers, including Désiré Doué, Mickaël Pagis, and Jessica Houara. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Angers, including Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Robert I of France, and Fulk, King of Jerusalem.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Angers since 1700.