Lourdes
Lourdes ranks 7,432nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eastwell Park, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Memorable people born in Lourdes include Bernadette Soubirous, Philippe Douste-Blazy, and Boris Neveu. Lourdes has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians. Lourdes is located in France.
Lourdes is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1844 and 1986, Lourdes was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Bernadette Soubirous, Philippe Douste-Blazy, and Boris Neveu.
People Born in Lourdes
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Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 3
Philippe Douste-Blazy
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2
Boris Neveu
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.66
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lourdes were religious figures (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lourdes, including Philippe Douste-Blazy. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lourdes, including Bernadette Soubirous.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Lourdes since 1700.
