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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×
Through the Decades

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 novelist3.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician45
  2. Football39
  3. Painter29
  4. Actor27
  5. Writer20
  6. Journalist15
  7. Historian9
  8. Artist9
  1. Novelist53.2×
  2. Painter292.8×
  3. Journalist152.4×
  4. Artist92.2×
  5. Historian92.1×
  6. Sculptor51.9×
  7. Poet71.7×
  8. Writer201.5×

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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0004 PAINTER

Raoul Dufy

1877 - 1953

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0009 MATHEMATICIAN

Louis Bachelier

1870 - 1946

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0014 PAINTER

Othon Friesz

1879 - 1949

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0016 CONDUCTOR

André Caplet

1878 - 1925

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0024 ACTOR

André Deed

1879 - 1940

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0029 HISTORIAN

André Siegfried

1875 - 1959

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0067 POLITICIAN

Maurice Bokanowski

1879 - 1928

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0081 SINGER

Geneviève Vix

1879 - 1939

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0109 HISTORIAN

Eugène Cavaignac (historien)

1876 - 1969

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0119 HISTORIAN

René Poupardin

1874 - 1927

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0126 PAINTER

Maurice Milliere

1871 - 1946

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0132 SKIPPER

Lorne Currie

1871 - 1926

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0146 ACTOR

Fernand Mailly

1873 - 1938

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0195 FOOTBALL

Charles Wilkes (football)

1879 - 1939

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0209 SAILOR

André Guerrier

Born 1874

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0225 PAINTER

Géo Dupuis

1875 - 1932

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0236 NAVY

Georges Durand-Viel

1875 - 1959

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0264 SCULPTOR

Theodore Spicer Simson

1871 - 1959

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0269 ACTOR

Paul Manson

1873 - 1920

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0292 PAINTER

Georges Rötig

1873 - 1961

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0312 POLITICIAN

Georges Ancel

1870 - 1960

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0337 ACTOR

Arsène Durec

1873 - 1930

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0341 REFEREE

Philippe Roth

1878 - 1942

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0365 PAINTER

André Bressin

1878 - 1918

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0376 POLITICIAN

Robert Heuzé

1873 - 1916

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0394 POET

Maurice Lesieutre

1879 - 1975

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