Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques ranks 831st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Princeton, New Jersey, Bayonne, New Jersey, and Goyang. The most famous people from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques are Charles XIV John of Sweden, André Courrèges, and Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma. The most famous people who died in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques are Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Jean-Jacques Ampère, and John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun. Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques has been the birth place of many athletes, and cyclists and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques is located in France.
Pau is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1763 and 2001, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Charles XIV John of Sweden, André Courrèges, and Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques including Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Jean-Jacques Ampère, and John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun.
People Born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 1
André Courrèges
ENGINEER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 3
Michel Sogny
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 4
Bertrand Cantat
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 5
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1897
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 6
Marguerite Broquedis
TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 7
Victor Fontan
CYCLIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 8
Nathalie Cardone
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9
Édouard Cissé
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 10
Tony Estanguet
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 11
Nicolas Cazalé
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Vianney
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 17
Patrice Estanguet
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Francis Phoebus of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1483
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1
Jean-Jacques Ampère
WRITER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 2
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1908
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 3
Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1875
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1874
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1908
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 6
Mrs Patrick Campbell
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 7
Pierre Bosquet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1861
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 8
Eugène Devéria
PAINTER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 9
Fernand Sanz
CYCLIST
1881 - 1925
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 10
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1863
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques were athletes (4), cyclists (3), actors (3), military personnels (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were politicians (5), military personnels (2), writers (1), actors (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, including Tony Estanguet, Patrice Estanguet, and Marjorie Delassus. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, including Tony Estanguet, Patrice Estanguet, and Marjorie Delassus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques since 1700.
