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LIMOGES

Most Famous People Born in Limoges, France

Notable people
429
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1887
Most distinctive
Officer 2.8×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Limoges Is Known For

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Politician is Limoges's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (90).

Limoges over-indexes on officer2.8× the global rate.

Limoges under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician90
  2. Painter24
  3. Writer22
  4. Football18
  5. Priest16
  6. Actor10
  7. Militar10
  8. Historian10
  1. Officer82.8×
  2. Priest162.5×
  3. Historian102.2×
  4. Painter242.1×
  5. Militar101.9×
  6. Poet81.8×
  7. Politician901.8×
  8. Missing51.7×
  1. Football180.4×
  2. Actor100.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 30 of 429 notable people

0008 POLITICIAN

Xavier Darcos

Born 1947

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0032 WRITER

Pierre Combescot

1940 - 2017

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0054 POLITICIAN

Roland Castro

Born 1940

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0090 WRITER

Jan dau Melhau

Born 1948

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0106 POET

Sylvestre Clancier

Born 1946

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0110 PRIEST

François Blondel (évêque)

Born 1940

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0115 POLITICIAN

Alain Marsaud

Born 1949

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0145 HISPANIST

Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux

Born 1944

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0156 LYRICIST

Patrick Loiseau

Born 1949

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0162 ACADEMIC

Jean Morange

Born 1946

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0173 ARTIST

François Bouillon

Born 1944

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0178 PAINTER

Bernard Lachaniette

Born 1949

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0187 SPORT

Henri Rabaute

1943 - 2000

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0192 STORYTELLER

Maurice Pommier

Born 1946

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0213 LINGUIST

Françoise Desbordes

1944 - 1998

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0217 POLITICIAN

Gérard Vandenbroucke

1948 - 2019

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0228 RABBI

Alexis Blum

Born 1942

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0234 LAWYER

Christian Charrière-Bournazel

Born 1946

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0236 PAINTER

Jean Mazeaufroid

1943 - 2001

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0238 FILM

Philippe Collage

1943 - 2007

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0244 PRESENTER

Michèle Demai

1944 - 2017

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0264 POLITICIAN

Jacques-Michel Faure

Born 1942

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0267 FONCTIONNAIRE

Pierre Breuil

Born 1941

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0284 PAINTER

Pierre Jarraud

1941 - 1997

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0298 POET

Alain Lacouchie

Born 1946

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0299 PAINTER

Dominique Philippe

Born 1947

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0325 PRÉFET

Jean-Jacques Pascal

Born 1943

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0344 MINISTÈRE

Jean-Paul Gillybœuf

Born 1942

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0383 PROFESSEUR

Albert Prévos

Born 1946

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0403 SYNDICALISTE

Claude Jenet

1942 - 2014

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