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×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 51 notable births.

What Caen Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Other
Search
Painter21
Sort By

Showing 21 of 511 notable people

0022 PAINTER

Stanislas Lépine

1835 - 1892

Preview
0035 PAINTER

Jean-Baptiste Belin

1653 - 1715

Preview
0109 PAINTER

Jean Daligault

1899 - 1945

Preview
0117 PAINTER

Charles Eschard

1748 - 1810

Preview
0168 PAINTER

Jean I Restout

1666 - 1702

Preview
0173 PAINTER

Jacques Restout

1650 - 1701

Preview
0179 PAINTER

Marc Restout

1616 - 1684

Preview
0188 PAINTER

Daniel Juré

Born 1957

Preview
0213 PAINTER

Georges-Jacques Gatine

1773 - 1824

Preview
0227 PAINTER

Louis-Claude Malbranche

1790 - 1838

Preview
0235 PAINTER

Georges Bouet

1817 - 1890

Preview
0251 PAINTER

Michel Gigon

Born 1929

Preview
0266 PAINTER

Henri Elouis

1755 - 1840

Preview
0272 PAINTER

Thomas Restout

1671 - 1754

Preview
0280 PAINTER

Georges Jules Moteley

1865 - 1923

Preview
0318 PAINTER

Alfred Guillard

1810 - 1880

Preview
0344 PAINTER

Marc Louise

1949 - 2013

Preview
0406 PAINTER

Victor Billiard

1864 - 1952

Preview
0410 PAINTER

Maurice Tastemain

1878 - 1944

Preview
0437 PAINTER

Arsène-Hippolyte Rivey

1838 - 1903

Preview
0466 PAINTER

Lionel Le Falher

1957 - 2008

Preview