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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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
0026 WRITER
Marie-Aude Murail
Born 1954
0066 WRITER
Elvire Murail
Born 1958
0073 POLITICIAN
Jean-Paul Lecoq
Born 1958
0082 ACTOR
Olivier Saladin
Born 1952
0083 JOURNALIST
Catherine Pégard
Born 1954
0086 SKIPPER
Thierry Peponnet
Born 1959
0154 ACADEMIC
Bruno Pinchard
Born 1955
0158 ARTISTE
Jérôme Soligny
Born 1959
0159 ATHLETIC
Bruno Le Stum
Born 1959
0162 WRITER
Lorris Murail
Born 1951
0169 SCREENWRITER
Olivier Vatine
Born 1959
0180 JOURNALIST
Alain Hamon
Born 1951
0220 PAINTER
Denis Frémond
Born 1950
0221 ACTOR
Blandine Metayer
Born 1959
0241 NAVIGATOR
Paul Vatine
1957 - 1999
0267 PHOTOGRAPHER
Antoine Poupel
Born 1956
0297 SAXOPHONIST
Éric Barret
Born 1959
0386 ATHLETIC
Gilles Delaune
Born 1956