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Nîmes ranks 631st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bishkek, Udine, and Tucson, Arizona. Memorable people born in Nîmes include Alphonse Daudet, Jean Nicot, and François Guizot. Memorable people who died in Nîmes include Maurice Trintignant, Albert Soboul, and Roger Gautier. Nîmes has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Nîmes is located in France.

Nîmes is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes had an estimated population of 148,561 in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1530 and 1998, Nîmes was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Alphonse Daudet, Jean Nicot, and François Guizot. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Nîmes including Maurice Trintignant, Albert Soboul, and Roger Gautier.

People Born in Nîmes

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People Deceased in Nîmes

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Nîmes were writers (4), soccer players (4), athletes (4), actors (3), and physicians (1),  while most who died were soccer players (3), athletes (2), racing drivers (1), historians (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nîmes, including Manuel Amoros, Christian Dalger, and Adil Hermach. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nîmes, including Alphonse Daudet, Jean Paulhan, and Henry Bataille.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Nîmes since 1700.