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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.

Through the Centuries

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.

  1. Politician169
  2. Painter65
  3. Writer49
  4. Actor48
  5. Football47
  6. Architect41
  7. Journalist34
  8. Priest26
  1. Architect414.4×
  2. Rower133.4×
  3. Sculptor172.5×
  4. Painter652.4×
  5. Artist232.1×
  6. Physician152.1×
  7. Journalist342.1×
  8. Historian211.9×
  1. Football470.4×

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.

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0008 ARTIST

Claude Cahun

1894 - 1954

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0052 ACTOR

Jean Brochard

1893 - 1972

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0088 ILLUSTRATOR

Marcel Moore

1892 - 1972

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0110 WORLD WAR

Alfred Heurtaux

1893 - 1985

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0162 ARCHITECT

Henry Jacques Le Même

1897 - 1997

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0184 POET

Jacques Viot

1898 - 1973

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0198 ARCHITECT

Pol Abraham

1891 - 1966

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0202 JOURNALIST

Georges Hourdin

1899 - 1999

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0203 ACTOR

Jean Sarment

1897 - 1976

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0316 FLYING ACE

Michel Coiffard

1892 - 1918

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0340 SELLER

Yvonne de Bremond d'Ars

1894 - 1976

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0369 ACTOR

Charles Lavialle

1894 - 1965

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0436 PAINTER

Étienne Bouchaud

1898 - 1989

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0442 PSYCHOLOGIST

Gaston Viaud

1899 - 1961

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0531 PHILOSOPHER

René Maublanc

1891 - 1960

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0571 POLITICIAN

Jacques de Maupeou

1899 - 1963

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0632 NAVY

Adolphe-Auguste Lepotier

1898 - 1978

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0736 POLITICIAN

Emerand Bardoul

1892 - 1980

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0744 COMPOSER

Paul Martineau (compositeur)

1890 - 1915

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0790 POLITICIAN

Maurice Fredet

1899 - 1962

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0800 BUSINESS

Marcel Saupin

1893 - 1963

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0877 BUSINESS

Émile Decré

1897 - 1973

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0883 AVIATEUR

René Bazin (aviateur)

1894 - 1973

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0904 POLITICIAN

Armand Pillot

1892 - 1953

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0910 FILM

Pierre Guerlais

Born 1894

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0943 FONCTIONNAIRE

Paul Théry

1895 - 1945

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0954 LAWYER

Louis Glotin

1898 - 1973

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0973 WRITER

Gaston de Maupeou Monbail

1896 - 1988

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1020 PHYSICIAN

Roger de La Fuÿe

1890 - 1961

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1040 FLYING ACE

Pierre De Cazenove De Pradines

1894 - 1982

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