Lille
Lille ranks 292nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ottawa, Sendai, and Dayton, Ohio. Memorable people born in Lille include Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Émile Bernard. Memorable people who died in Lille include Antoine Demoitié, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski. Lille has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many cyclists, and politicians. Lille is located in France.
Lille is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Lille was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Charles de Gaulle, Jean Baptiste Perrin, and Émile Bernard. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Lille including Antoine Demoitié, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Jean Stablinski.
People Born in Lille
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Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 9
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 5
Émile Bernard
PAINTER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 11
Philippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 3
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 10
Alain de Lille
PHILOSOPHER
1117 - 1202
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 15
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 16
Paul Gachet
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1909
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 25
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 47
Carolus-Duran
PAINTER
1837 - 1917
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 12
Isabelle Aubret
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 36
Walter of Châtillon
WRITER
1135 - 1201
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Lille
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Antoine Demoitié
CYCLIST
1990 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1067
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jean Stablinski
CYCLIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Louis II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1384
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Robert Défossé
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Lille
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CYCLIST
1990 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1067
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jean Stablinski
CYCLIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Louis II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1330 - 1384
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Robert Défossé
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lille were soccer players (8), athletes (5), actors (3), writers (3), and military personnels (2), while most who died were cyclists (2), politicians (2), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lille, including Didier Six, Raphaël Varane, and Gaël Kakuta.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Lille since 1700.
