Honfleur
Honfleur ranks 2,313th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tudela, Navarre, Ayr, and Pinsk. Memorable people born in Honfleur include Erik Satie, Eugène Boudin, and Alphonse Allais. Memorable people who died in Honfleur include Marcel Pinel, Françoise Sagan, and Michel Serrault. Honfleur has been the birth place of many writers, and composers and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. Honfleur is located in France.
Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from Le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit Honfleur are called Honfleurais. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1646 and 1908, Honfleur was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Erik Satie, Eugène Boudin, and Alphonse Allais. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Honfleur including Marcel Pinel, Françoise Sagan, and Michel Serrault.
People Born in Honfleur
Go to all RankingsErik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 6
Eugène Boudin
PAINTER
1824 - 1898
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 7
Alphonse Allais
WRITER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 1
Henri de Régnier
WRITER
1864 - 1936
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 3
Alexandre Exquemelin
WRITER
1646 - 1707
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 5
André Marie
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1974
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 2
Marcel Pinel
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Honfleur
Go to all RankingsMarcel Pinel
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Michel Serrault
ACTOR
1928 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Honfleur
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Honfleur were writers (3), composers (1), painters (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), writers (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Honfleur, including Alphonse Allais, Henri de Régnier, and Alexandre Exquemelin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Honfleur since 1700.