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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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0063 JOURNALIST

Morvan Lebesque

1911 - 1970

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0165 SCULPTOR

Jean Fréour

1919 - 2010

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0261 ROWER

Jean Cosmat

1910 - 2010

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0284 POLITICIAN

Robert Ballanger

1912 - 1981

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0295 HISTORIAN

Madeleine Giteau

1918 - 2005

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0329 GENEALOGIST

Michel Dugast Rouillé

1919 - 1987

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0342 WRITER

Serge Arcouët

1916 - 1983

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0351 ROWER

Marcel Chauvigné

1911 - 1972

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0407 WRITER

Andrée Crabbé Rocha

1917 - 2003

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0451 MILITAR

Jean Demozay

1915 - 1945

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0454 PAINTER

Michel Noury

1912 - 1986

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0514 JOURNALIST

Alain de Sérigny

1912 - 1986

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0590 MILITAR

Yves Mahé

1919 - 1962

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0595 PHYSICIAN

Jacques Robin (médecin)

1919 - 2007

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0608 POLITICIAN

Marcellin Verbe

1914 - 2000

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0619 JOURNALIST

Michel de Mauny

Born 1915

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0621 PAEDIATRICIAN

Paul Lemoine (pédiatre)

1917 - 2006

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0687 POLITICIAN

Pierre Giraud (homme politique, 1913-1988)

1913 - 1988

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0707 MILITAR

Robert Genty

1910 - 2001

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0718 PAINTER

Laure Martin

1914 - 1994

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0753 POLITICIAN

Michel Raingeard

1919 - 2004

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0776 POLITICIAN

Paul Guillard

1910 - 2008

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0777 MILITAR

Jean Mahé

1917 - 1946

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0780 POET

Norbert Lelubre

1912 - 2008

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0785 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Bolo

1918 - 1980

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0787 DIPLOMAT

Pierre Sebilleau

1912 - 1976

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0852 ARCHITECT

André Cornu (architecte naval)

1912 - 2003

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0861 MILITAR

Augustin Hubert

1918 - 1944

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0882 FILM

Pierre Neurrisse

1914 - 1995

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0885 MANUFACTURER

René Granier de Lilliac

1919 - 2009

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0886 ARCHITECT

Yves Liberge

1910 - 2009

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0920 PAINTER

Jean Catta

1913 - 1985

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0921 FIGHTER

Willy Pelletier (gendarme)

1913 - 1944

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0935 AVIATEUR

Paul de Forges

1912 - 1943

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0939 POLITICIAN

Gilles Gravoille

1914 - 1991

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0952 OUVRIER

Yves Bodiguel

1910 - 1945

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