48.0041° N, 0.1971° E

LE MANS

Most Famous People Born in Le Mans, France

Notable people
398
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1940
Most distinctive
Driver 10.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Le Mans during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Le Mans Is Known For

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Politician is Le Mans's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (54).

Le Mans over-indexes on driver — 10.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician54
  2. Football42
  3. Actor18
  4. Writer15
  5. Painter13
  6. Driver13
  7. Sport12
  8. Basket12
  1. Driver1310.5×
  2. Physician72.5×
  3. Basket122.4×
  4. Sculptor62.3×
  5. Historian92.1×
  6. Sport121.8×
  7. Poet71.7×
  8. Journalist101.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Le Mans's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0005 POLITICIAN

Joseph Caillaux

1863 - 1944

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0042 BOTANIST

Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé

1864 - 1918

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0044 OFFICER

François Anthoine

1860 - 1944

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0046 OFFICER

Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison

1861 - 1915

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0053 PRIEST

Alexis-Armand Charost

1860 - 1930

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0057 ARTIST

Charles Fouqueray

1869 - 1956

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0132 MARRIED TO

Jeanne Millerand

1864 - 1950

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0135 EXPLORER

Christian de Bonchamps

1860 - 1919

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0159 PRIEST

Léonce de Grandmaison

1868 - 1927

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0201 ASTRONOMER

Gaston Millochau

Born 1866

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0288 POLITICIAN

Pierre Richard (homme politique)

1864 - 1911

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0304 LAWYER

André Lebert

1864 - 1942

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0334 POLITICIAN

Georges Marie Jacques Moulière

1866 - 1944

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0348 LANDSCAPER

Maurice Talvande, Count de Mauny Talvande

1866 - 1941

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0361 POLITICIAN

Édouard Gigon

1867 - 1926

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0389 SCULPTOR

Jules-Aurèle L'Hommeau

1867 - 1946

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