La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds ranks 1,359th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manchester Parish, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Chur. The most famous people from La Chaux-de-Fonds are Le Corbusier, Louis Chevrolet, and Blaise Cendrars. The most famous people who died in La Chaux-de-Fonds are Alphonse Matejka, Milorad Milutinović, and Willy Kernen. La Chaux-de-Fonds has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. La Chaux-de-Fonds is located in Switzerland.
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, it is the fifth-largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population of 36,915. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 1987, La Chaux-de-Fonds was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Le Corbusier, Louis Chevrolet, and Blaise Cendrars. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in La Chaux-de-Fonds including Alphonse Matejka, Milorad Milutinović, and Willy Kernen.
People Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Le Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 1
Louis Chevrolet
BUSINESSPERSON
1878 - 1941
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 2
Blaise Cendrars
WRITER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 3
Pierre Aubert
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4
Charles Antenen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 5
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 6
Pierre Graber
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7
Willy Kernen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 8
Armand Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 9
Leonardo Piepoli
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 10
Nicole Petignat
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 11
Magali Messmer
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds
Go to all RankingsNicole Petignat
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 11
Olivia Nobs
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 13
People Deceased in La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Alphonse Matejka
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 1
Milorad Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 2
Willy Kernen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day La Chaux-de-Fonds were politicians (3), soccer players (3), athletes (2), architects (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, including Charles Antenen, Willy Kernen, and Nicole Petignat. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day La Chaux-de-Fonds, including Pierre Aubert, Numa Droz, and Pierre Graber.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in La Chaux-de-Fonds since 1700.
