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Perpignan ranks 1,496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Putney, Khabarovsk, and Schweinfurt. Memorable people born in Perpignan include Hyacinthe Rigaud, John I of Aragon, and Robert Brasillach. Memorable people who died in Perpignan include John Tchicai, Juan Boscán Almogáver, and Francesc Eiximenis. Perpignan has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Perpignan is located in France.

Perpignan is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1350 and 1996, Perpignan was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hyacinthe Rigaud, John I of Aragon, and Robert Brasillach. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Perpignan including John Tchicai, Juan Boscán Almogáver, and Francesc Eiximenis.

People Born in Perpignan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Perpignan were writers (3), politicians (2), athletes (2), swimmers (2), and painters (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), writers (3), musicians (2), philosophers (1), and skaters (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Perpignan, including Christian d'Oriola, and Simon Fourcade. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Perpignan, including Robert Brasillach, Dominique Bona, and Alexandre del Valle.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Perpignan since 1700.