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Poitiers ranks 495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bergamo, Osijek, and Tianjin. Memorable people born in Poitiers include Michel Foucault, Hilary of Poitiers, and Blanche Monnier. Memorable people who died in Poitiers include Alaric II, Walter VI, Count of Brienne, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine. Poitiers has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Poitiers is located in France.

Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune, the capital of the Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 90,240. Its conurbation had 134,397 inhabitants in 2021 and is the municipal center of an urban area of 281,789 inhabitants. It is a city of art and history, still known popularly as "Ville aux cent clochers". Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 315 and 1994, Poitiers was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Michel Foucault, Hilary of Poitiers, and Blanche Monnier. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Poitiers including Alaric II, Walter VI, Count of Brienne, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine.

People Born in Poitiers

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Poitiers were politicians (7), noblemen (3), soccer players (3), philosophers (2), and writers (2),  while most who died were politicians (6), religious figures (2), physicians (2), writers (2), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Poitiers, including Lionel Charbonnier, Francis N'Ganga, and Yassine Jebbour. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Poitiers, including Theudebert II, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and William V, Duke of Aquitaine.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Poitiers since 1700.