Nevers
Nevers ranks 1,323rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Flushing, Queens, Batumi, and Harrogate. Memorable people born in Nevers include Marie Louise Gonzaga, Louis I, Count of Flanders, and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. Memorable people who died in Nevers include Bernadette Soubirous, John II Casimir Vasa, and Pierre Bérégovoy. Nevers has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Nevers is located in France.
Nevers is a city and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is 260 km (160 mi) south-southeast of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1304 and 1992, Nevers was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Marie Louise Gonzaga, Louis I, Count of Flanders, and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Nevers including Bernadette Soubirous, John II Casimir Vasa, and Pierre Bérégovoy.
People Born in Nevers
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Marie Louise Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1667
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 11
Louis I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1346
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 8
Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1716
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
BIOLOGIST
1763 - 1794
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Elizabeth of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1439 - 1483
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 10
Louis Vicat
ENGINEER
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 6
Pierre Adet
CHEMIST
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 7
Roselyne Bachelot
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2
Gauthier Grumier
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 3
Alexandre Oukidja
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 1
Parfait Mandanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 12
Julien Bernard
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Nevers
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Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 4
John II Casimir Vasa
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1672
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 5
Pierre Bérégovoy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1993
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2
John II, Count of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1415 - 1491
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nevers were politicians (4), soccer players (2), biologists (1), noblemen (1), and engineers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), religious figures (1), racing drivers (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nevers, including Alexandre Oukidja, and Parfait Mandanda. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nevers, including Marie Louise Gonzaga, Louis I, Count of Flanders, and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Nevers since 1700.
