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Bordeaux ranks 151st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osaka, Belfast, and Valencia. Memorable people born in Bordeaux include Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard II of England, and François Mauriac. Memorable people who died in Bordeaux include Jehan Buhan, Fernand Courty, and Léon Duguit. Bordeaux has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Bordeaux is located in France.

Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 250 and 2004, Bordeaux was the birth place of 78 globally memorable people, including Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard II of England, and François Mauriac. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Bordeaux including Jehan Buhan, Fernand Courty, and Léon Duguit.

People Born in Bordeaux

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People Deceased in Bordeaux

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bordeaux were soccer players (10), writers (7), politicians (6), painters (5), and actors (5),  while most who died were politicians (4), religious figures (4), soccer players (3), fencers (2), and astronomers (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bordeaux, including Didier Couécou, Jean-François Domergue, and Enzo Fernández. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bordeaux, including Didier Couécou, Jean-François Domergue, and Enzo Fernández.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Bordeaux since 1700.