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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0013 WRITER

Roger Vercel

1894 - 1957

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0030 WRITER

Roland Fréart de Chambray

1606 - 1676

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0043 WRITER

Pierre Barbet (writer)

1925 - 1995

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0049 WRITER

Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan

1705 - 1783

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0060 WRITER

Louis-Antoine Caraccioli

1719 - 1803

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0061 WRITER

François Vallejo

Born 1960

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François Grudé

1552 - 1592

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Jonas Lenn

Born 1967

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0199 WRITER

Alexandre de Tilly

1764 - 1816

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Jean Lefranc

1927 - 2015

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Jean-François-René Mahérault

1764 - 1833

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0248 WRITER

Thomas-Jean Pichon

1731 - 1812

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0261 WRITER

Marguerite Rossignol

Born 1966

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0277 WRITER

Catherine Henri

Born 1951

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0322 WRITER

Édouard Ogier d'Ivry

1843 - 1902

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