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 0
Victor Hugo
Former Senator of France
Raymond Blanc
French chef
Jonas Martin
French footballer
Romain Magellan
Rugby union player
Philippe Cassard
French classical pianist
Charles Fourier
French philosopher
Olivier Balez
French illustrator
Ann Mandrella
French actress
Ursula Meier
French-Swiss film director
Cyril Kali
French footballer
Vanessa Guide
Actress
Raymond of Burgundy
Ruler
Charles Nodier
French author
Damien Jouillerot
Actor
Michel Blavet
French composer
Viviane Wade
Abdoulaye Wade's wife
Ophélie Bau
Actress
Axel Auriant
French actor
Laurent Danchin
French art critic
Tristan Bernard
French playwright
Philippe Fouchard
Author
Raphaël Jacoulot
Film director
Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon
Philippe Gougler
French journalist
Greg Parys
Musical artist
Adolphe Braun
French photographer
Maxence Cyrin
French pianist
Claude Lorius
Serge Elissalde
Film director
Samuel Collardey
French film director
Thomas Romain
French animator
Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet
Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples
Anne Ubersfeld
Writer
Édouard Brissaud
French physician
André Zeller
French general
Annik Borel
Actress
Jacqueline Risset
French poet
Philippe Minyana
Playwright
Michel Raison
French senator
Barbara Bessot Ballot
Member of the National Assembly of France
JeanLouis Fousseret
French Politician
Damien Guillaume
JeanBaptisteAntoine Suard
French journalist
Aurélien Faivre
Philippe Berta
Member of the French National Assembly
Philippe Urbain
French actor
Laura Glauser
French handball player
