Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône ranks 4,546th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Durango, Colorado, Novokuznetsk, and Tanzania. Memorable people born in Villefranche-sur-Saône include François Picard, Pierre Montet, and Raymond Depardon. Villefranche-sur-Saône has been the birth place of many racing drivers, and archaeologists. Villefranche-sur-Saône is located in France.
Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1885 and 1973, Villefranche-sur-Saône was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including François Picard, Pierre Montet, and Raymond Depardon.
People Born in Villefranche-sur-Saône
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François Picard
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4
Pierre Montet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3
Raymond Depardon
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2
Benjamin Biolay
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Villefranche-sur-Saône were racing drivers (1), archaeologists (1), film directors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, including Raymond Depardon. Whereas, throughout history, racing drivers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Villefranche-sur-Saône, including François Picard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Villefranche-sur-Saône since 1700.
