The famous People from Nimes belong to diverse fields of life. Nimes has always been the birth place of many noted writers, novelists, dramatist, footballers, mathematicians, painters, engineers, golfers, orators and many others.
Some of the well-known personalities of Nimes are:
- Alphonse Daudet - Alphonse Daudet was a novelist and writer of short stories. Daudet was born in Nimes, France on 13 May, 1840.
- Domitius Afer - Domitius Afer was one of the eminent Roman orators born in this beautiful city of France.
- Antoninus Pius - The ancestors of Antoninus Pius belong to Nimes, France. He became the emperor of Rome between 131 to 161AD.
- François Guizot - Francois Guizot was born on October 4, 1787 in Nimes. He became famous as a politician and as a historian of France.
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From 1830 to 1848 he served as the minister of France.
Other famous people of Nimes
Some of the other prominent figures born in Nimes include Antoine Court de Gébelin, Manuel Amoros ( footballer), Bernard Boissier ( footballer), Hubert Gautier ( engineer ), Jean Elias Benjamin Valz ( astronomer ), Damien Tixier ( footballer ), Claude Viallet ( painter ), Louis Massebieau ( theologian and scholar), Etienne Ozi ( composer and bassoonist ), Christian Dalger ( footballer ), Cyril Jeunechamp ( footballer ), Jean Nicot ( scholar and diplomat ), Sebastien Bruno ( footballer), Etienne Chauvin ( Protestant of France), Jean Gaston Darboux (mathematician ), Jean Francois Seguier ( botanist and astronomer), Eva Serrano (gymnast), Marguerite Long ( pianist ), Louis - Joseph de Montcalm (commander ), Henri donnedieu de Vabres ( jurist ) and Jean Paul Brusset (painter).
These famous people from Nimes represent their excellence in various spheres of life.
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