47.2172° N, 1.5539° W
NANTES
Most Famous People Born in Nantes, France
- Notable people
- 1,043
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1910
- Most distinctive
- Architect 4.4×
Jules Verne grew up watching the Loire shipyards that would populate every one of his adventure novels with captains and engineers, and the architect over-index at 4.4× keeps that maker tradition alive five generations later. A newer wave — Christine and the Queens, Madeon — has been exporting French pop from the same port the slave trade once made rich.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Nantes during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nantes Is Known For
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Politician is Nantes's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (169).
Nantes over-indexes on architect — 4.4× the global rate.
Nantes under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nantes's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1750s Clear ×
Peter Ochs
1752 - 1821
Julien-François Douillard
1757 - 1833
Pierre Rousseau (1751-1829)
1751 - 1829
Jean Marguerite Bachelier
1751 - 1843
Mathieu-Augustin Cornet
1750 - 1832
Piter Deurbroucq
1756 - 1831
Jean-Baptiste Augustin Darbefeuille
1756 - 1831
Pierre Giraud du Plessis
1754 - 1820
Joseph-Michel Pellerin
1751 - 1794
Pierre Chaux
1755 - 1817
Anne Georges Augustin de Monti
1753 - 1788
Pierre François Verger-Dubareau
1755 - 1829
Michel Moreau-Grandmaison
1755 - 1794
Hubert Le Loup de Beaulieu
1759 - 1799
César Galbaud du Fort
1751 - 1805
Jacques Lamarie
1750 - 1833