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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0007 COMPOSER

Jean Françaix

1912 - 1997

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0022 ACTOR

Pierre-Louis (acteur)

1917 - 1987

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0074 PAINTER

Gaston Bogaert

1918 - 2008

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0083 RACING

Jean Lucas

1917 - 2003

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0124 LIEUTENANT

Pierre Sicaud

1911 - 1998

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0176 JOURNALIST

Claude Bellanger

1910 - 1978

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0216 PUBLISHER

Pierre Monnier (1911-2006)

1911 - 2006

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0242 ECONOMIST

Maurice Bouvier-Ajam

1914 - 1984

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0268 AVIATEUR

Roger Receveau

1919 - 1994

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0273 POLITICIAN

Max Boyer

1910 - 1985

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0283 POLITICIAN

Jean Bénard-Mousseaux

1913 - 1996

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0293 PAINTER

Lucien Le Guern

1914 - 1981

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0309 EDITOR

Fernand Letessier

1914 - 1987

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0384 MISSING

Claude Vaudecrane

1915 - 2002

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