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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 novelist — 3.2× 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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0017 COMPOSER

Tristan Murail

Born 1947

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0042 FILM

René Viénet

Born 1944

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0101 POLITICIAN

Jean-Michel Boucheron (Ille-et-Vilaine politician)

Born 1948

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0104 EDUCATOR

Jean-Claude Guédon

Born 1943

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0110 BASSIST

Jean-Jacques Avenel

1948 - 2014

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0122 WRITER

Mireille Best

1943 - 2005

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0164 FILM

Serge Pénard

Born 1949

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0175 WRITER

Philippe Huet

Born 1945

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0192 JOURNALIST

Philippe Garnier

Born 1949

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0212 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jacques Bosser

Born 1946

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0245 ARTIST

Côme Mosta-Heirt

Born 1946

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0256 ART CRITIC

Jean-Louis Maubant

1943 - 2010

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0266 PIANIST

Claudine François

Born 1948

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0273 ARTIST

Jean Vern

1940 - 1998

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0291 PIANIST

Hélène Calef

1949 - 2008

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0314 BADMINTON

Christian Badou

1942 - 2019

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0320 SINGER

Christian Ferrari

Born 1947

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