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Caen (fra)

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Caen ranks 1,160th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Kaiserslautern, and Austria. Memorable people born in Caen include Daniel Auber, Pierre Varignon, and François de Malherbe. Memorable people who died in Caen include Cecilia of Normandy, Jacques Noël, and John III, Duke of Brittany. Caen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Caen is located in France.

Caen is a city and commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants, while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1090 and 1996, Caen was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Daniel Auber, Pierre Varignon, and François de Malherbe. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Caen including Cecilia of Normandy, Jacques Noël, and John III, Duke of Brittany.

People Born in Caen

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People Deceased in Caen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Caen were soccer players (3), athletes (3), writers (2), composers (1), and mathematicians (1),  while most who died were writers (2), politicians (1), athletes (1), noblemen (1), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Caen, including Youssef El-Arabi, Benoît Costil, and Elliot Grandin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Caen, including Youssef El-Arabi, Benoît Costil, and Elliot Grandin.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Caen since 1700.