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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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0012 JOCKEY

Gilles Peterson

Born 1964

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0028 WRITER

Caryl Férey

Born 1967

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0030 ACTOR

Olivier Baroux

Born 1964

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0061 ART CRITIC

Adrien Goetz

Born 1966

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0063 SPORT

Vincent Barteau

Born 1962

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0064 MATHEMATICIAN

Claire Mathieu

Born 1965

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0068 FOOTBALL

Fabrice Divert

Born 1967

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0071 COMPOSER

Éric Tanguy

Born 1968

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0096 HOCKEY

Denis Perez

Born 1965

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0097 TRADE UNION

Thierry Lepaon

Born 1960

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0118 ARTIST

Stéphan Barron

Born 1961

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0130 WRITER

Emmanuel Jouanne

1960 - 2008

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0131 POLITICIAN

Fabrice Le Vigoureux

Born 1969

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0139 POLITICIAN

Sonia de La Provôté

Born 1968

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0142 POLITICIAN

Corinne Féret

Born 1961

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0145 MUSIC

Christophe Desjardins

1962 - 2020

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0152 DRIVER

Patrice Goueslard

Born 1965

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0155 JUDO

Isabelle Beauruelle

1968 - 2018

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0158 MUSIC

Jean-Sébastien Simonoviez

Born 1966

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0160 FOOTBALL

Pascal Pierre

Born 1968

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0172 WRITER

Arnaud Guillon

Born 1964

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0184 POLITICIAN

Guy Lefrand

Born 1963

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0199 CARICATURIST

Emmanuel Chaunu

Born 1966

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0214 WRITER

Éric Le Nabour

Born 1960

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0217 ARTIST

Pierre Joseph

Born 1965

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0223 SKATER

Agnès Gosselin

Born 1967

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0255 POET

Jean-Pascal Dubost

Born 1963

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0258 WRITER

Bertrand Beyern

Born 1966

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0271 FOOTBALL

Christophe Duboscq

Born 1967

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0277 DRIVER

Claude-Yves Gosselin

Born 1961

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0281 ARTIST

Marie Jaffredo

Born 1966

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0289 ACTOR

Hamdi Hadda

Born 1969

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0290 BANK

Christian Déséglise

Born 1963

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0296 FOOTBALL

Samuel Lobé

Born 1967

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0303 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marc Brûlé

Born 1965

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0307 FOOTBALL

Stéphane Plancque

Born 1961

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0309 RUNNER

Isabelle Guillot

Born 1961

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0313 ILLUSTRATEUR

Jean-Christophe Raufflet

Born 1967

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0321 WRITER

Frédérique Lorient

Born 1967

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0352 HOCKEY

Pierrick Maïa

Born 1967

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0361 PRESENTER

Nathalie Rihouet

Born 1965

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0372 POLITICIAN

François Aubey

Born 1960

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0378 FOOTBALL

Christophe Lechevallier

Born 1965

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0389 BUSINESS

Pierre Denis

Born 1964

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0425 CHEF

Sébastien Canonne

Born 1968

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0430 JOURNALIST

Alexis Trégarot

Born 1968

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0438 FOOTBALL

Éric Lefol

1960 - 2012

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0449 SINGER

Pascal Periz

Born 1961

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0487 COUREUR

Patrick Malandain

Born 1960

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0499 ACTOR

Philippe Cote

1965 - 2016

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