Cambrai
Cambrai ranks 3,159th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baltimore County, Maryland, Bad Honnef, and Davos. The most famous people from Cambrai are Louis Blériot, Charles François Dumouriez, and Henri de Lubac. The most famous people who died in Cambrai are Guillaume Du Fay, and François Fénelon. Cambrai has been the birth place of many inventors, and military personnels and the death place of many composers, and philosophers. Cambrai is located in France.
Cambrai, formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1739 and 1993, Cambrai was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Louis Blériot, Charles François Dumouriez, and Henri de Lubac. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Cambrai including Guillaume Du Fay, and François Fénelon.
People Born in Cambrai
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Louis Blériot
INVENTOR
1872 - 1936
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 1
Charles François Dumouriez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1739 - 1823
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 2
Henri de Lubac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1991
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 3
Maurice Godelier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 4
Christian Carion
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 5
Florian Sénéchal
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 6
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Guillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 1
François Fénelon
PHILOSOPHER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cambrai were inventors (1), military personnels (1), religious figures (1), anthropologists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were composers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, anthropologists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cambrai, including Maurice Godelier. Whereas, throughout history, inventors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cambrai, including Louis Blériot.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Cambrai since 1700.
