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Versailles, Yvelines ranks 375th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingdom of Hungary, Santander, Spain, and Yekaterinburg. Memorable people born in Versailles, Yvelines include Ferdinand de Lesseps, Jean-François Lyotard, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier. Memorable people who died in Versailles, Yvelines include Alexandre Millerand, Jijé, and Théodore Monod. Versailles, Yvelines has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Versailles, Yvelines is located in France.

Versailles is a commune in the department of the Yvelines, Île-de-France, known worldwide for the Château de Versailles and the gardens of Versailles, which is designated an UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Located in the western suburbs of the French capital, 17.1 km (10.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, Versailles is a wealthy suburb of Paris with a service-based economy and is a major tourist destination. According to the 2017 census, the population of the city is 85,862, down from a peak of 94,145 in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1678 and 1996, Versailles, Yvelines was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand de Lesseps, Jean-François Lyotard, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier. Additionaly, 36 globally memorable people have passed away in Versailles, Yvelines including Alexandre Millerand, Jijé, and Théodore Monod.

People Born in Versailles, Yvelines

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Versailles, Yvelines were politicians (8), soccer players (4), military personnels (3), sculptors (2), and chess players (2),  while most who died were politicians (7), writers (5), mathematicians (4), military personnels (3), and companions (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Versailles, Yvelines, including Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Neal Maupay, and Rémi Gomis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Versailles, Yvelines, including Jules de Polignac, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, and Charles-Michel de l'Épée.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Versailles, Yvelines since 1700.