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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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400 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Jean Saunier (football)

Born 1929

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0302 POLITICIAN

Luc Lemonnier

Born 1968

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0303 PAINTER

Alexis de Broca

1868 - 1948

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0304 COMPOSER

Jacques Albrespic

1922 - 1987

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0305 AUTHOR

Jacques de Vaulx

1557 - 1597

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0306 BIOGRAPHER

Jérôme-Balthasar Levée

1769 - 1835

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0307 AUTHOR

Lionel Cazaux

Died 1970

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0308 POET

Auguste Bunoust

1888 - 1921

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0309 FOOTBALL

Julien Fauvel

1887 - 1958

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0310 PAINTER

Georges Le Poitevin

1912 - 1993

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0311 HISTORIAN

Henri Prentout

1867 - 1933

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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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0314 BADMINTON

Christian Badou

1942 - 2019

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0315 POLITICIAN

Pierre Charles Toussaint Pouyer

1774 - 1838

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0316 GOVERNOR

Georges Duval de Leyrit

1716 - 1764

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0317 ACTOR

Claudia Victrix

1888 - 1976

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0318 OFFICER

Treytorrens de Loys

1857 - 1917

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0319 BASSISTE

Guy de Fatto

Born 1925

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0320 SINGER

Christian Ferrari

Born 1947

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0321 COMPOSER

Émile Marcelin (Komponist)

1906 - 1954

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0322 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lizot

1831 - 1896

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0323 SCULPTOR

Michel Lainé

1716 - 1801

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0324 WRITER

Pierre Marc

Born 1939

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0325 FOOTBALL

Jordan Dupray

Born 1991

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0326 BASKET

Évelyne Golhen

Born 1933

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0327 EXPLORER

Stanislas Levillain

1774 - 1801

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0328 JOURNALIST

Serge Lafaurie

1928 - 2013

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0329 PAINTER

Pierre Rabon

1619 - 1684

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0330 POLITICIAN

Pierre Le Souef

1831 - 1911

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0331 COACH

Frédéric Bougeant

Born 1974

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0332 BIBLIOGRAPHER

Guillaume-François de Martonne

1791 - 1875

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0333 PHYSICIAN

Albert Le Play

1842 - 1937

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0334 FOOTBALL

Jean-Luc Lemonnier

Born 1961

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0335 SCULPTOR

Pierre-François Haumont

1772 - 1866

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0336 OFFICER

Pierre-Michel Rouelle

1770 - 1833

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0337 ACTOR

Arsène Durec

1873 - 1930

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0338 POLITICIAN

Lucie Guérin

1900 - 1973

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0339 PHOTOGRAPHER

Eugène Lamoisse

1824 - 1899

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0340 FOOTBALL

Lucien Hérouard

1921 - 2004

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0341 REFEREE

Philippe Roth

1878 - 1942

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0342 SCULPTOR

Luigi Del Bianco

1892 - 1969

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0343 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Cuvier

Born 1970

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0344 POLITICIAN

Jules Peulvé

1812 - 1884

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0345 POLITICIAN

Jules Galot

1839 - 1908

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0346 BUSINESS

Ludovic Le Moan

Born 1963

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0347 FOOTBALL

Jean Gondouin

1928 - 2009

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0348 PRIEST

Jean-Baptiste Théodore Duval

1824 - 1897

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0349 POLITICIAN

Eugène Jean-Baptiste Charles Lefébure

1808 - 1874

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0350 BADMINTON

Ghislain Vasseur

Born 1930

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0351 POLITICIAN

Germaine François

1908 - 1970

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0352 EXPLORER

Michel Dubocage

1676 - 1727

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0353 JOURNALIST

Jacques Chegaray

1917 - 1993

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0354 ACTIVIST

Jean-Pierre Jacquinot

1938 - 2011

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0355 POLITICIAN

Edmond Fouché-Lepelletier

1809 - 1899

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0356 PLAYER

Clément Groffe

Born 1990

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0357 MISSING

Philippe Jobin

1929 - 1992

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0358 MILITAR

Henry Blacque-Belair

1862 - 1930

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0359 CORSÁRI

Toussaint Gurgel

1576 - 1631

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0360 BASKET

Sandrine Chiotti-Palmer

Born 1963

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0361 GOLF

Roger Golias

1922 - 2018

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0362 RÉSISTANT

Jacques Roumeguère

1917 - 2006

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0363 FOOTBALL

Dan Delaunay

Born 1995

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0364 RÉSISTANT

Lucienne Soubbotnik

1911 - 2014

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0365 PAINTER

André Bressin

1878 - 1918

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0366 ACTOR

Françoise Rasquin

1935 - 2001

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0367 ARTS

Bénédicte Pesle

1927 - 2018

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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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0370 FOOTBALL

Raphaël Clapson

Born 1973

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0371 KAUFMAN

Eduard Schmitz (Kaufmann)

1897 - 1956

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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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0377 NÉGOCIANT

Martin-Pierre Foache

1728 - 1816

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0378 PAINTER

André Beuzebosc

1912 - 1992

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0379 COMMERCE

André Begouën-Demeaux

1778 - 1866

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0380 OFFICIER

Jean-Claude Laurent-Champrosay

1908 - 1944

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0381 ATHLETIC

Karim Kiche

Born 1971

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0382 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marin Grégoire

1740 - 1825

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0383 AVIATEUR

Marcel Paillette

1884 - 1965

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0384 ACTOR

Rose Rey-Duzil

1895 - 1981

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0385 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Christinat

1744 - 1820

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0386 ATHLETIC

Gilles Delaune

Born 1956

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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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0389 SPORT

Lucien Maelfait

Born 1919

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0390 JOURNALIST

Pierre Lang (journaliste)

1921 - 2009

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0391 JOURNALIST

Michel Le Clerc (réalisateur, journaliste)

Born 1929

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0392 SPORT

Roger Tauvel

Born 1902

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0393 FIGHTER

Jean Duhail

1905 - 1944

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0394 POET

Maurice Lesieutre

1879 - 1975

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0395 ARTIST

Jean Baptiste Perrot

Born 1972

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0396 PRIEST

Jean-Julien Avoine

1741 - 1793

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0397 ACTOR

André Guittier

Died 2019

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0398 BASKET

Sofiane Briki

Born 1999

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0399 WRITER

Luís Antônio Burgain

1812 - 1876

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0400 COMPOSER

Léon Prévost

1831 - 1877

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