Lyon
Lyon ranks 72nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pittsburgh, Helsinki, and Cleveland. Memorable people born in Lyon include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, André-Marie Ampère, and Jean-Michel Jarre. Memorable people who died in Lyon include Bonaventure, Francis de Sales, and Victor Grignard. Lyon has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Lyon is located in France.
Lyon is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, and 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Lyon was the birth place of 151 globally memorable people, including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, André-Marie Ampère, and Jean-Michel Jarre. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Lyon including Bonaventure, Francis de Sales, and Victor Grignard.
People Born in Lyon
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 53
André-Marie Ampère
PHYSICIST
1775 - 1836
HPI: 84.30
Rank: 145
Jean-Michel Jarre
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 115
Philip V of France
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1322
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 38
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 131
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 12
Louis Néel
PHYSICIST
1904 - 2000
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 141
Jean-Baptiste Say
ECONOMIST
1767 - 1832
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 129
Maurice Jarre
COMPOSER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 127
Marc Bloch
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 142
Allan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 2
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 147
Newly Added People Born in Lyon
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Pauline Peyraud-Magnin
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 140
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
TENNIS PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 133
Elsa Jacquemot
TENNIS PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 134
Malcolm Barcola
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 136
Farès Chaïbi
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 135
Gédéon Kalulu
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 137
Auriane Mallo-Breton
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 139
Clément Russo
CYCLIST
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.25
Rank: 138
People Deceased in Lyon
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Bonaventure
PHILOSOPHER
1221 - 1274
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 2
Francis de Sales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1567 - 1622
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 41
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 24
Klaus Barbie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1991
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 18
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 37
Marie François Sadi Carnot
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1894
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 39
Louis, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1465
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 3
Jean Gerson
PHILOSOPHER
1363 - 1429
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 20
Charles of Provence
POLITICIAN
845 - 863
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 28
James I, Count of La Marche
POLITICIAN
1321 - 1362
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 10
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1465 - 1482
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 5
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lyon were soccer players (33), writers (14), athletes (10), politicians (8), and painters (7), while most who died were politicians (12), religious figures (6), writers (4), noblemen (3), and philosophers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lyon, including Karim Benzema, Raymond Domenech, and Youri Djorkaeff. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lyon, including Karim Benzema, Raymond Domenech, and Youri Djorkaeff.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Lyon since 1700.
