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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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Showing 45 of 400 notable people

0005 POLITICIAN

René Coty

1882 - 1962

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0058 POLITICIAN

Antoine Rufenacht

1939 - 2020

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0067 POLITICIAN

Maurice Bokanowski

1879 - 1928

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0073 POLITICIAN

Jean-Paul Lecoq

Born 1958

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0077 POLITICIAN

Léon Meyer

1868 - 1948

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0100 POLITICIAN

André Duroméa

1917 - 2011

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0101 POLITICIAN

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

Born 1948

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0123 POLITICIAN

Pierre Courant

1897 - 1965

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0148 POLITICIAN

Philippe Doucet (homme politique)

Born 1961

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0186 POLITICIAN

Louis Eudier

1903 - 1986

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0193 POLITICIAN

Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo

Born 1968

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0196 POLITICIAN

Michel Lequenne

1921 - 2020

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0234 POLITICIAN

Max Marest

1929 - 2016

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0235 POLITICIAN

Raoul Aubaud

1881 - 1966

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0242 POLITICIAN

Charles-Guillaume Gamot

1766 - 1820

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0248 POLITICIAN

Louis Brindeau

1856 - 1936

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0251 POLITICIAN

Paul Beauregard

1853 - 1919

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0257 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Joseph-Denis-Guillaume Faure

1726 - 1818

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0259 POLITICIAN

Jacques Eberhard

1919 - 2009

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0278 POLITICIAN

Victor Bucaille

1890 - 1969

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0289 POLITICIAN

Jules Ancel

1812 - 1905

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0299 POLITICIAN

Raoul Ancel

1846 - 1911

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0302 POLITICIAN

Luc Lemonnier

Born 1968

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0312 POLITICIAN

Georges Ancel

1870 - 1960

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0313 POLITICIAN

Guillaume-Stanislas Faure

1765 - 1826

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0315 POLITICIAN

Pierre Charles Toussaint Pouyer

1774 - 1838

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0322 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lizot

1831 - 1896

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0330 POLITICIAN

Pierre Le Souef

1831 - 1911

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0338 POLITICIAN

Lucie Guérin

1900 - 1973

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0344 POLITICIAN

Jules Peulvé

1812 - 1884

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0345 POLITICIAN

Jules Galot

1839 - 1908

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0349 POLITICIAN

Eugène Jean-Baptiste Charles Lefébure

1808 - 1874

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0351 POLITICIAN

Germaine François

1908 - 1970

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0355 POLITICIAN

Edmond Fouché-Lepelletier

1809 - 1899

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0368 POLITICIAN

Charles Ferrant

1908 - 1996

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0369 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Profichet

1906 - 1988

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0372 POLITICIAN

Louis Siefridt

1893 - 1983

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0373 POLITICIAN

Joseph Morlot

1792 - 1865

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0374 POLITICIAN

Adrien François Lemaistre

1783 - 1853

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0375 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Leclerc (homme politique, 1786-1873) �

1786 - 1873

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0376 POLITICIAN

Robert Heuzé

1873 - 1916

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0382 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marin Grégoire

1740 - 1825

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0385 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Christinat

1744 - 1820

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0387 POLITICIAN

Jean-Charles Costé

1753 - 1842

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0388 POLITICIAN

Jules Masurier

1812 - 1888

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