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 driver10.5× 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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398 notable people

0301 BASKET

Enzo Tsonga

Born 1990

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0302 BASKET

Claude Gasnal

Born 1949

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0303 FOOTBALL

Olivier Pignolet

Born 1971

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0304 LAWYER

André Lebert

1864 - 1942

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0305 POLITICIAN

Jacques Maury (homme politique)

1908 - 1980

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0306 SPORT

Nicolas Aubier

Born 1971

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0307 FONCTIONNAIRE

Pierre Hanotaux

Born 1961

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0308 BASKET

Cédric Mansaré

Born 1985

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0309 EDITOR

Fernand Letessier

1914 - 1987

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0310 LIEUTENANT

Jean Louis Georges Poiret

1872 - 1932

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0311 ARTIST

Lucas Grandin

Born 1976

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0312 FILM

René Bezard

1920 - 2008

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0313 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Louis-François Joüye Desroches

1757 - 1793

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0314 BASKET

Élise Prod'homme

Born 1989

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0315 CLUB

Willy Bernard

Born 1978

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0316 PLAYER

Estelle Sartini

Born 1973

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0317 POLITICIAN

François Ménard de La Groye

1742 - 1813

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0318 JOURNALIST

Pascal Golomer

Born 1966

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0319 POLITICIAN

Pierre Gascher

1933 - 2008

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0320 POLITICIAN

Alphonse Leret d'Aubigny

1804 - 1878

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0321 COMPOSER

Lucien Blin

1906 - 1975

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0322 WRITER

Édouard Ogier d'Ivry

1843 - 1902

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0323 POLITICIAN

Jacques Marie Ysambart

1750 - 1817

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0324 FOOTBALL

Benoît Montiège

Born 1973

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0325 CHAMPION

Dominique Méliand

Born 1947

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0326 POLITICIAN

Michel Vétillart

1820 - 1884

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0327 JOURNALIST

Bruno Vandestick

Born 1968

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0328 POLITICIAN

Henri Louis Charles Bouteiller de Châteaufort —

1782 - 1839

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0329 PRELATE

Henri-Marie de Laval de Boisdauphin

1620 - 1693

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0330 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Jean-Marie Lelièvre

1900 - 1976

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0331 POLITICIAN

Georges Bouttié

1844 - 1927

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0332 POLITICIAN

Jean René Guillaume de Boisclaireau

1754 - 1835

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0333 LINGUIST

Jean Mouchet

1890 - 1980

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0334 POLITICIAN

Georges Marie Jacques Moulière

1866 - 1944

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0335 CHESS

Raphaëlle Siebrecht

Born 1976

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0336 POLITICIAN

Jean Toutain

Born 1920

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0337 POLITICIAN

Georges Pierret

1930 - 2010

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0338 FOOTBALL

Didier Bouanga

Born 1995

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0339 FOOTBALL

Arnaud Lisembart

Born 1984

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0340 FOOTBALL

Richard Viot

Born 1971

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0341 POLITICIAN

René Cornilleau

1744 - 1810

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0342 RELIGIOUS

Jean Muret (secrétaire pontifical)

1345 - 1420

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0343 POSTIER

Charles Vallet

1875 - 1963

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0344 PAINTER

Pierre Toutain

1645 - 1686

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0345 ORNITHOLOGUE

Alain Fossé

Born 1956

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0346 SOLDIER

René Gabriel Levasseur

1772 - 1830

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0347 FOOTBALL

Justin Trideau

Born 1991

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0348 LANDSCAPER

Maurice Talvande, Count de Mauny Talvande

1866 - 1941

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0349 JOURNALIST

Yann Clerc

Born 1932

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0350 MILITAR

Robert de Vanssay

1886 - 1944

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0351 POLITICIAN

François Saudubray

1888 - 1982

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0352 JOURNALIST

Alain Bouzy

Born 1950

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0353 POLITICIAN

Ernest Fouché

1858 - 1930

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0354 POLITICIAN

Jacques Delalande

1908 - 1997

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0355 SKATER

Anthony Rondel

Born 1978

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0356 POLITICIAN

Henri Eugène Barbin

1876 - 1926

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0357 POLITICIAN

Pierre Thoré

1760 - 1829

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0358 POLITICIAN

Monique Badénès

Born 1925

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0359 MILITAR

Gaston Lavaud

1900 - 1977

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0360 BASKET

Benoît Georget

1970 - 2012

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0361 POLITICIAN

Édouard Gigon

1867 - 1926

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0362 POET

Victor Bonhommet

1830 - 1905

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0363 MILITAR

Lucien Merlin

1890 - 1982

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0364 POLITICIAN

François Gabriel Vallée

1790 - 1874

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0365 POLITICIAN

Auguste Galpin

1832 - 1884

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0366 PAINTER

Antoine Lusson (père)

Died 1854

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0367 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Le Batteux

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0368 LAWYER

Philippe Renusson

1632 - 1699

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0369 PASTOR

Roland Cosnard

1933 - 2012

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0370 CLIMATOLOGUE

Amaelle Landais-Israël

Born 1977

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0371 POLITICIAN

René Bontemps

1905 - 1951

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0372 MILITANT

Bernard Devilliers

1920 - 2003

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0373 POLITICIAN

René Négrier de la Crochardière

1749 - 1817

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0374 FOOTBALL

Junior Assoumou

Born 1995

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0375 SPORT

Stéphane Guay

Born 1961

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0376 PILOTE DE MOTO

Kevin Rousseau

Born 1992

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0377 JOCKEY

Jean Mary

1932 - 1986

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0378 JOURNALIST

Max de Bonnefous de Caminel

Died 1974

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0379 PHYSICIST

Georges-Albert Boutry

1904 - 1983

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0380 PROFESSOR

Simon Baudichon

Died 1584

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0381 PHYSICIAN

François Cureau de La Chambre

1630 - 1680

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0382 FOOTBALL

Martin Garot

Born 1988

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0383 FOOTBALL

Samuel Guillardeau

Born 1976

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0384 MISSING

Claude Vaudecrane

1915 - 2002

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0385 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

François Alexis Guyonneau de Pambour

1766 - 1802

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0386 PRELATE

Thibaut Lemoine

Died 1441

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0387 TRADE UNION

Christian Chartier

1948 - 1997

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0388 PHILANTHROPE

Zoé Reumont de Poligny

1856 - 1941

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0389 SCULPTOR

Jules-Aurèle L'Hommeau

1867 - 1946

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0390 POLITICIAN

Louis René Auvray

1810 - 1885

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0391 BASKET

Tom Foucault

Born 1994

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0392 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Paul Isaïe Valframbert

Born 1761

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0393 ARTIST

Yves Boulay

Born 1945

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0394 BRIGADEGENERAL

Michel Louis Arsène Lalande

1785 - 1852

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0395 ECCLÉSIASTIQUE

Jean du Bois (mort en 1324)

Died 1324

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0396 DRIVER

Joël Laplacette

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0397 BUSINESS

Michel Krine

Born 1953

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0398 DRIVER

Charles Drouin

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