Besançon
Besançon is a city in eastern France, near the border with Switzerland. The old city center lies in a horseshoe bend on the Doubs River. The sprawling Citadel of Besançon perches on a hill and is home to 3 museums, a zoo and 600m-long ramparts. At the foot of the hill, Besançon Cathedral has a unique 70-dial astronomical clock that indicates sunrise and sunset, eclipses, and tides in French ports.
People born in Besancon (First 49 people) - Page 3
Louis-Jean Résal
French civil engineer
Jean-François Laguionie
French animator
Yves Ravey
French novelist
Vincent Bergier
Illustrator
Jean-Charles Valladont
French olympic athlete
Jacques Decrion
French cyclist
Pierre-Marie-Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette (Charles de Bernard)
French writer
Jean Baptiste Chassignet
French poet
Marie-Claude Beaud
French exhibition curator
Jean-Marie Kerleroux
Journalist
Jean-Francois Di Giorgio
Belgian author
François-Virgile Dubillard
Pierre- Marie- Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette
French writer
Anne- Sophie Pelletier
Member of the European Parliament
Émile Isenbart
Artist
Albert Métin
Former Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion of the French Republic
Olivier Maire
Eugène Revillout
French egyptologist
Falko Traber
Rassoul Ndiaye
French footballer
Laurent Grandguillaume
Former Member of the National Assembly of France
Alex Beaupain
French singer
C. Beauquier
French Politician
Françoise Coulon
Philippe Labro's wife
Charles de Tinseau d'Amondans
Engineer
Georges Saillard
French film actor
Norbert Eschmann
Swiss-French footballer
Alfred Nicolas Rambaud
Claude Lecourbe
French general
Richard Mallié
Mayor of Bouc-Bel-Air
Arnaud Maire
Football defender
Maxime Chataignier
French short track speed skater
Émile Pierre Ratez
French composer
Jean-Denys Choulet
Coach
Jean Joseph Antoine de Courvoisier
French Politician
Florian Bague
French footballer
Veronique Girardet
Olympic athlete
Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey
Politician
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard
French journalist
Philippe Terrier
Football player
Pierre Joseph Jeanningros
French general
Romane Frécon-Demouge
Handball player
Georges Girardot
French painter
Ludovic Golliard
French football player
Johann Chapuis
French footballer
Samuel Vieille
Football player
Sylvain Matrisciano
French goalkeeper