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CAEN

Most Famous People Born in Caen, France

Notable people
511
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1909
Most distinctive
Poet 4.5×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Caen Is Known For

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Politician is Caen's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (64).

Caen over-indexes on poet — 4.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician64
  2. Football45
  3. Poet24
  4. Actor21
  5. Writer21
  6. Painter21
  7. Historian17
  8. Hockey12
  1. Poet244.5×
  2. Historian173.1×
  3. Driver53.1×
  4. Engineer92.8×
  5. Officer92.7×
  6. Physician92.5×
  7. Mathematician62.4×
  8. Hockey122.0×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0027 MATHEMATICIAN

Pierre-Simon Girard

1765 - 1836

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0029 MILITAR

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen

1769 - 1832

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0069 POLITICIAN

Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant

1764 - 1853

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0128 MILITAR

Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge

1767 - 1826

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0200 POET

Jean-François Boisard

1762 - 1821

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0241 PHYSICIAN

Jacques Simon Amand Suriray

1769 - 1846

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0291 POLITICIAN

Jacques-Guy Lentaigne de Logivière

1769 - 1839

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0326 AGRONOMIST

Pierre-Aimé Lair

1769 - 1853

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0342 OFFICER

Georges Hippolyte Le Sénécal

1767 - 1836

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0370 OFFICER

Archange Louis Rioult-Davenay

1768 - 1809

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0395 ENGINEER

Louis Victor Bodard

1765 - 1799

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0452 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lenormand

1765 - 1824

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0453 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste d'Aigremont de Saint-Manvieu

1761 - 1837

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0457 POLITICIAN

Constantin-Guy Le Gonidec de Penlan

1764 - 1855

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0460 MATHEMATICIAN

François-Joseph Quesnot

1765 - 1805

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0474 ENGINEER

Pierre Lair

1769 - 1830

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0481 POLITICIAN

Jacques Christophe Luc Mariette

1760 - 1821

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0491 POLITICIAN

Aimé Orceau de Fontette

1763 - 1840

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