49.4943° N, 0.1080° E
LE HAVRE
Most Famous People Born in Le Havre, France
- Notable people
- 400
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- Median birth year
- 1903
- Most distinctive
- Novelist 3.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Le Havre during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Le Havre Is Known For
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Politician is Le Havre's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (45).
Le Havre over-indexes on novelist — 3.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Le Havre's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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0060 RELIGIOUS
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance
1820 - 1885
0129 PAINTER
Edmond Morin
1824 - 1882
0189 ARCHIVIST
Alfred de Martonne
1820 - 1896
0276 COLLECTOR
Edmond Bonnaffé
1825 - 1903
0279 ENGINEER
Paul Bernard Labrosse-Luuyt
1825 - 1887
0286 PAINTER
Julien de La Rochenoire
1825 - 1899
0339 PHOTOGRAPHER
Eugène Lamoisse
1824 - 1899
0348 PRIEST
Jean-Baptiste Théodore Duval
1824 - 1897