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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Madeleine de Scudéry
1607 - 1701
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737 - 1814
Marie-Aude Murail
Born 1954
Guy Mazeline
1900 - 1996
Elvire Murail
Born 1958
Christine Montalbetti
Born 1965
Adolphe d'Houdetot
1799 - 1869
Guillaume Le Touze
Born 1968
Mireille Best
1943 - 2005
Alfred Masson-Forestier
1852 - 1912
Louise Cruppi
1862 - 1925
Albert Palle
1916 - 2007
Lorris Murail
Born 1951
Gilles-Maurice Dumoulin
1924 - 2016
Philippe Huet
Born 1945
Aymeric Patricot
Born 1975
Juliette Heuzey
1865 - 1952
Eugène Delessert
1819 - 1877
Pierre Marc
Born 1939
Luís Antônio Burgain
1812 - 1876