Grasse
Grasse ranks 1,285th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Campo Grande, Rhodes, and Varna, Bulgaria. Memorable people born in Grasse include Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Michèle Mouton, and Marguerite Gérard. Memorable people who died in Grasse include Roger de La Fresnaye, Édith Piaf, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. Grasse has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and singers. Grasse is located in France.
Grasse is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the commune had a population of 50,396. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Grasse was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Michèle Mouton, and Marguerite Gérard. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Grasse including Roger de La Fresnaye, Édith Piaf, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
People Born in Grasse
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
PAINTER
1732 - 1806
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 8
Michèle Mouton
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 13
Marguerite Gérard
PAINTER
1761 - 1837
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 9
Pierre-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 14
Charles Pasqua
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 10
Jacques-Louis Lions
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2001
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
Eugénie Le Sommer
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 15
Gilles Marini
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1
Théo Pourchaire
RACING DRIVER
2003 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 5
Stéphane Bahoken
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 2
Vincent Koziello
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 6
Alexis Raynaud
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Grasse
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Roger de La Fresnaye
PAINTER
1885 - 1925
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Jean Taris
SWIMMER
1909 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Lolo Ferrari
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1963 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
David Douglas Duncan
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Grasse
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PAINTER
1885 - 1925
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1901 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Jean Taris
SWIMMER
1909 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Lolo Ferrari
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1963 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
David Douglas Duncan
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Grasse were soccer players (3), athletes (3), painters (2), racing drivers (2), and mathematicians (2), while most who died were painters (1), singers (1), writers (1), chess players (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grasse, including Eugénie Le Sommer, Stéphane Bahoken, and Vincent Koziello. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grasse, including Eugénie Le Sommer, Stéphane Bahoken, and Vincent Koziello.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Grasse since 1700.
