49.1824° N, 0.3698° W
CAEN
Most Famous People Born in Caen, France
- Notable people
- 511
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1909
- Most distinctive
- Poet 4.5×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1770s Clear ×
0036 MUSIC
Alexandre-Étienne Choron
1771 - 1834
0086 CHEMIST
Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils
1773 - 1815
0204 MILITAR
Victor Levasseur
1772 - 1811
0213 PAINTER
Georges-Jacques Gatine
1773 - 1824
0259 WRITER
Sophie de Renneville
1772 - 1822
0298 POLITICIAN
François-Anastase Adam de La Pommeraye
1779 - 1832
0356 PHYSICIAN
Edme Lesauvage
1778 - 1852
0376 MILITAR
Eugène d'Hautefeuille
1779 - 1846
0411 OFFICER
Jacques-Louis Chatry de Lafosse
1776 - 1854
0428 GEOLOGIST
Henry de Magneville
1771 - 1847
0435 OFFICER
Gabriel de La Fosse
1779 - 1848
0442 PHYSICIAN
Benjamin Lentaigne
Born 1773
0451 CHAMBERLAIN
Georges de Mathan
1771 - 1840
0454 POLITICIAN
Charles de Tilly
1775 - 1855
0486 POLITICIAN
Charles Texier d'Hautefeuille
1770 - 1865