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Paris ranks 2nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New York City. Memorable people born in Paris include Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Molière. Memorable people who died in Paris include Frédéric Chopin, Blaise Pascal, and Voltaire. Paris has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Paris is located in France.

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2,048,472 in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13,171,056 as of January 2025. Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU). Nicknamed the City of Light, partly because of its role in the Age of Enlightenment, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, and gastronomy since the 17th century. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2006, Paris was the birth place of 1,334 globally memorable people, including Voltaire, Claude Monet, and Molière. Additionaly, 1,843 globally memorable people have passed away in Paris including Frédéric Chopin, Blaise Pascal, and Voltaire. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Paris than were born there.

People Born in Paris

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Paris were politicians (176), actors (168), writers (161), painters (94), and soccer players (83),  while most who died were politicians (321), writers (287), painters (172), composers (98), and actors (88).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paris, including Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, and Jeanne Moreau. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paris, including Napoleon III, Cardinal Richelieu, and Charles VII of France.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Paris since 1700.