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ANGERS

Most Famous People Born in Angers, France

Notable people
490
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1892
Most distinctive
Illustrator 8.6×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Angers during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 41 notable births.

What Angers Is Known For

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Politician is Angers's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (89).

Angers over-indexes on illustrator8.6× the global rate.

Angers under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician89
  2. Writer25
  3. Painter20
  4. Priest17
  5. Actor16
  6. Football15
  7. Militar15
  8. Journalist13
  1. Illustrator58.6×
  2. Botanist73.5×
  3. Officer103.1×
  4. Militar152.5×
  5. Poet122.4×
  6. Priest172.4×
  7. Physician82.4×
  8. Historian101.9×
  1. Football150.3×
  2. Actor160.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Angers's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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490 notable people

0301 DRIVER

Lucien Guitteny

Born 1944

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0302 WRITER

Fabienne Leloup

Born 1968

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0303 POLITICIAN

Jean-Guillaume de La Planche de Ruillé

1739 - 1794

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0304 JOURNALIST

Éric Leguèbe

1935 - 2002

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0305 ILLUSTRATOR

Philippe Kailhenn

Born 1931

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0306 POLITICIAN

Adrien Planchenault

1862 - 1927

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0307 POLITICIAN

Gustave Bucher de Chauvigné

1802 - 1866

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0308 TRUMPET

Alexandre Tassel

Born 1975

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0309 PRIEST

Jules Puset

1911 - 1983

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0310 TRUMPET

René Voisin

1893 - 1952

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0311 ROWER

Anthony Cornet

Born 1974

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0312 PHYSICIAN

Jean-Paul Saint-André

Born 1949

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0313 POLITICIAN

Maurice Guérin (homme politique)

1887 - 1969

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0314 WRITER

Alfred Machard

1887 - 1962

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0315 WRITER

Thierry Chevillard

Born 1964

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0316 ORNITHOLOGIST

Olivier Langrand

Born 1958

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0317 PRÉFET

Paul Cosnier

1808 - 1871

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0318 SPORT

Franck Charrier

Born 1977

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0319 PENCILLER

Hubert Chevillard

Born 1962

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0320 ANARCHIST

Gustave Bouvet

1898 - 1984

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0321 ACADEMIC

Jean Baudouin (professeur)

Born 1944

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0322 POLITICIAN

Guillaume Bodinier (homme politique)

1847 - 1922

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0323 POLITICIAN

Nadine Grelet-Certenais

Born 1959

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0324 WINEGROWER

René Renou

1952 - 2006

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0325 NOBRE

Torcato de Anjou

800 - 853

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0326 OFFICER

Henri-Pierre Delaage

1766 - 1840

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0327 BOXER

Hussein Bayram

Born 1975

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0328 PAINTER

Paul Audfray

1893 - 1957

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0329 POLITICIAN

Jean Turc

1923 - 2005

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0330 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Auguste Joubert-Bonnaire

1775 - 1859

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0331 WRITER

Félix de Villebois

1789 - 1872

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0332 POLITICIAN

Ginette Leroux

1942 - 1987

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0333 CHEMIST

Jean Normant

1936 - 2016

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0334 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ariane Thézé

Born 1956

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0335 ILLUSTRATOR

GeyseR (dessinateur)

Born 1980

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0336 JOURNALIST

Eugène Morel (journaliste)

Born 1885

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0337 JOURNALIST

Georges Richou

1850 - 1934

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0338 PAINTER

Gustave Assire

1870 - 1941

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0339 HISTORIAN

Urbain Plancher

1667 - 1750

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0340 PRIEST

Louis de Rechignevoisin de Guron

1617 - 1693

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0341 HOCKEY

Charlie Doyle

Born 1991

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0342 POLITICIAN

Ernest-Eugène Duboys

1808 - 1877

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0343 PRIEST

Jean Alardeau

Died 1496

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0344 POLITICIAN

Amédée Brousset

1905 - 1972

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0345 BASKET

Angélina Turmel

Born 1996

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0346 HOCKEY

Mathieu Jestin

Born 1983

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0347 LAWYER

Charles-Jules Giraud

1801 - 1877

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0348 POLITICIAN

Jules Merlet

1830 - 1921

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0349 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Bougère

1868 - 1933

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0350 POLITICIAN

Léonce de Terves

1840 - 1916

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0351 DIPLOMAT

Louis Dauge

1918 - 2016

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0352 POLITICIAN

Ambroise Jules Joubert-Bonnaire

1829 - 1890

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0353 POLITICIAN

Jacques Gautret

1752 - 1832

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0354 ACTOR

Charles Morillon

Born 1985

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0355 CHOREOGRAPHER

Élisabeth Maurin

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0356 POLITICIAN

Théobald de Soland

1821 - 1906

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0357 POLITICIAN

Thomas-Louis Desmazières

1775 - 1855

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0358 POLITICIAN

Laurent Bougère

1864 - 1918

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0359 BOBSLED

Bernard du Pontavice de Heussey

1892 - 1953

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0360 NÉGOCIANT

Anselme François René Papiau de La Verrie

1770 - 1856

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0361 TEACHER

François Jourdain

Died 1599

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0362 ROWER

Benjamin Manceau

Born 1987

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0363 POLITICIAN

Raymond Julien

1913 - 2016

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0364 BASKET

Émilie Ménard

Born 1981

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0365 POLITICIAN

André Cointreau

1888 - 1963

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0366 GOLF

Manon Mollé

Born 1994

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0367 LAWYER

Charles-François Lefebvre de Laubrière

1688 - 1738

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0368 PRIEST

Mathieu d'Anjou

Died 1182

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0369 BOTANIST

Gabriel Éléonore Merlet de la Boulaye

1736 - 1807

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0370 LAWYER

François Grimaudet

1520 - 1580

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0371 ATHLETIC

Chryssie Girard

Born 1975

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0372 POLITICIAN

Augustin Giraud

1796 - 1875

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0373 ADMINISTRATOR

Pierre-André Gohin de Montreuil

1722 - 1796

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0374 SKIPPER

Jean-Yves Terlain

Born 1944

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0375 POLITICIAN

Charles du Bois de Maquillé

1783 - 1849

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0376 POLITICIAN

Henri de Saint-Pern

1874 - 1945

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0377 ENTOMOLOGIST

Jean-Yves Gallard

Born 1943

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0378 POLITICIAN

Gaston Moreau

1878 - 1958

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0379 ENTREPRENEUR

Albert-René Biotteau

1898 - 1985

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0380 POLITICIAN

Achille Alexandre Joubert-Bonnaire

1814 - 1883

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0381 HOCKEY

Nicolas Deshaies

Born 1988

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0382 SYNDICALISTE

Émilienne Morin

1901 - 1991

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0383 POLITICIAN

Pierre Trottier (homme politique)

1756 - 1838

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0384 PRIEST

Sébastien-Michel Amelot

1741 - 1829

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0385 POLITICIAN

Frédéric-Joseph de Cacqueray

1771 - 1845

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0386 PLAYER

Julian Fiorini

Born 1982

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0387 POLITICIAN

Prosper Legludic

1843 - 1904

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0388 ACCOUNTANT

Agnès Bricard

Born 1952

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0389 INFANTERIE

Prégent Brillet de Villemorge

1770 - 1836

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0390 POLITICIAN

Arsène Avril de Pignerolles

1786 - 1834

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0391 PRESENTER

Carole Varenne

Born 1957

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0392 POLITICIAN

Louis-Étienne Brevet de Beaujour

1763 - 1794

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0393 PRIEST

Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens

1736 - 1815

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0394 JOURNALIST

Jean-Pierre Imbach

1947 - 1990

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0395 POLITICIAN

Alexis Maillé

1815 - 1897

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0396 MÈRE DE

Yolaine de Kepper

1925 - 2007

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0397 ARCHITECT

Catherine Jacquot

Born 1955

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0398 CHEF MILITAIRE

Auguste François Bucher de Chauvigné

1772 - 1803

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0399 COLONEL

Abel Joseph Guillot

1760 - 1827

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0400 KAYAK

Cindy Moreau

Born 1983

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0401 POET

Auguste Pinguet

1863 - 1947

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0402 POET

Anne-José Lemonnier

Born 1958

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0403 MILITAR

Mathieu Butet

1806 - 1882

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0404 FOOTBALL

Jean-Yves Citron

Born 1953

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0405 PAINTER

Abel Pineau

1895 - 1973

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0406 AGENT

Guy Vissault de Coëtlogon

Died 1945

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0407 PROFESSEUR

Paul Joubin

Born 1862

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0408 MILITAR

François-Pierre Joly

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0409 POLITICIAN

Charles Ferdinand Pierre du Cambout de Coislin —

1812 - 1864

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0410 JOURNALIST

Denis de Montgolfier

Born 1962

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0411 AUTHOR

Louis Rétif

1911 - 1985

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0412 MISSING

Joseph-Émile Bourdais

1881 - 1946

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0413 POLITICIAN

Dominique Delahaye

1848 - 1932

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0414 POLITICIAN

Charles-François-Jean Pérard

1760 - 1833

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0415 FOOTBALL

René Samzun

1924 - 2005

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0416 PRIEST

René Breslay

1557 - 1641

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0417 PLAYER

Emerick Setiano

Born 1996

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0418 POLITICIAN

Gaétan Albert-Poulain

1866 - 1916

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0419 SKATER

Bérangère Nau

Born 1976

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0420 PRIEST

François-Joseph d'Andigné

1684 - 1736

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0421 BASKET

Juliana Mialoundama

Born 1993

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0422 POLITICIAN

Érasme-Henri de Contades

1814 - 1858

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0423 POLITICIAN

Camille-Henri Guillier de La Touche

1800 - 1856

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0424 POLITICIAN

Mamert Coullion

1759 - 1819

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0425 PRIEST

Gabriel de Boislève

1595 - 1667

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0426 POET

Antonin Bideau

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0427 PRIEST

Michel Raoul de La Guibourgère

1570 - 1630

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0428 POLITICIAN

Louis Gabriel de Contades

1759 - 1825

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0429 POLITICIAN

René Montrieux

1806 - 1883

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0430 ACTOR

Julien Héteau

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0431 PAINTER

René Cadeau

1782 - 1858

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0432 SKATER

Luc Monéger

Born 1974

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0433 MISSING

François Gilles Guillot

1759 - 1818

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0434 FOOTBALL

Gaëlle Maugeais

Born 1979

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0435 POLITICIAN

Jules Léon Jamin

1845 - 1920

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0436 ATHLETIC

Martine Bordet

Born 1949

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0437 POLITICIAN

Antoine Farran

1791 - 1872

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0438 PAINTER

Philippe Louis

1910 - 1988

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0439 POLITICIAN

Maurice Cormier

1918 - 1990

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0440 POLITICIAN

Maurice d'Andigné

1844 - 1926

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0441 BANK

Érik Maris

Born 1964

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0442 POLITICIAN

Gédéon Florentin de Marcombe

1795 - 1866

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0443 WRITER

Nicolas Garreau

Born 1978

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0444 OFFICER

Joseph-Hippolyte Doublard du Vigneau

1791 - 1842

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0445 POLITICIAN

Louis Leroy de La Potherie

1762 - 1847

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0446 OFFICER

Louis-Anselme-François Pasqueraye du Rouzay

1765 - 1839

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0447 POLITICIAN

Victorin Larevellière

1791 - 1867

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0448 POLITICIAN

Jean-Charles Boutton

1883 - 1927

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0449 MILITAR

François Bistos

1918 - 1981

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0450 POLITICIAN

René Gauvin

1859 - 1935

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0451 OFFICER

Georges Brault

1864 - 1932

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0452 RÉSISTANT

Joseph Bédier (résistant)

1916 - 1945

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0453 ENGINEER

Jean Cournot

1895 - 1993

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0454 CYCLIST

Roland Jonchère

Born 1927

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0455 COMPOSER

Guilain Joncheray

Born 1958

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0456 ARCHITECT

Michel Bardoul de la Bigottière

1735 - 1808

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0457 PLAYER

Nicolas Dospital

Born 1984

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0458 SPORT

Louis Vignaud

Born 1929

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0459 OFFICIER

Bernard-Armand-Jean de Bernard du Port

1772 - 1856

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0460 ACTOR

Rose Clairville

1755 - 1828

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0461 LAWYER

Claude-Gabriel Pocquet de Livonnière

1684 - 1762

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0462 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

François-Jules-Gaspard de Contades

1760 - 1811

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0463 SINGER

Vanessa Le Charlès

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0464 HISTORIAN

Auguste Guays des Touches

1828 - 1874

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0465 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Riche

Born 1736

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0466 BASKET

Carine Brossais

Born 1989

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0467 FLYING ACE

Constant Plessis

1890 - 1930

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0468 OFFICER

Lucien Lizé

1864 - 1918

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0469 ÉVÊQUE

Hugues Pelletier (évêque)

1721 - 1795

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0470 ARISTOCRAT

Mélanie-Françoise Louët

1731 - 1794

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0471 MILITAR

Jean-Louis de Dommaigné

1749 - 1793

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0472 HOCKEY

Julien Albert

Born 1986

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0473 PAINTER

Maurice Bordereau

1880 - 1979

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0474 JUDO

Karine Rambault

Born 1971

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0475 MISSIONARY

Zeno de Beauge

1603 - 1687

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0476 MISSING

Joseph-François de Monteclerc

1723 - 1768

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0477 MILITAR

Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Cesbron d'Argonne

1733 - 1794

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0478 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Hercule-Gilles de La Grandière

1736 - 1794

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0479 SPORT

Eugène Chéreau

1866 - 1949

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0480 BASKET

Audrey Bellia-Sauvage

Born 1977

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0481 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Mathurin Gasnier

1749 - 1819

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0482 RELIGIOUS

Toussaint Grille

1766 - 1850

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0483 ORGANIST

Guy de Lignières

1936 - 1985

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0484 PRELATE

Mathurin de Savonnières

Died 1586

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0485 NAVY

André René Marie Robert

1893 - 1982

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0486 PAINTER

Arthur de Saint-Genys

1829 - 1887

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0487 GOLDSMITH

Denis de Lachèse

1709 - 1752

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0488 POLO

Clémence Clerc

Born 1991

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0489 MILITAR

Antoine-Joseph-Eulalie de Beaumont d’Autichamp �

1744 - 1822

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0490 POLITICIAN

Pierre II Ayrault

1576 - 1626

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