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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 architect4.4× 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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Showing 41 of 1,043 notable people

0011 NAVY

Éric Tabarly

1931 - 1998

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0047 POLITICIAN

Lionel Stoléru

1937 - 2016

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0100 PIANIST

France Clidat

1932 - 2012

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0111 POLITICIAN

Nicole Questiaux

Born 1930

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0118 POLITICIAN

Franck Borotra

Born 1937

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0159 WRITER

Jean-Pierre Abraham

1936 - 2003

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0161 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

René Lemarchand

Born 1932

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0168 WRITER

Michel Chaillou

1930 - 2013

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0185 ARCHITECT

Allain Provost

Born 1938

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0189 ACTOR

Malka Ribowska

1931 - 2020

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0210 ARCHITECT

José Oubrerie

Born 1932

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0231 COMPOSER

Roger Tessier

Born 1939

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0254 EDUCATION

Daniel Hameline

Born 1931

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0257 POET

Paul-Louis Rossi

Born 1933

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0265 POLITICIAN

Didier Borotra

Born 1937

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0280 PHYSICIST

Marie-Anne Bouchiat

Born 1934

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0297 POET

Michel Luneau

1934 - 2012

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0310 POLITICIAN

Gisèle Gautier

Born 1938

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0319 ATHLETIC

Yves Camus

Born 1930

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0347 PRIEST

Bernard Louis Marie Charrier

Born 1938

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0370 POLITICIAN

Alain Chénard

Born 1937

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0387 FILM

Philippe Monnier (réalisateur)

Born 1939

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0392 COXSWAIN

Alain Bouffard

Born 1939

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0394 POLITICIAN

Luc Dejoie

1931 - 2006

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0403 ACTOR

Odile Poisson

1935 - 2008

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0408 ENTOMOLOGIST

Loïc Matile

1938 - 2000

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0417 POLITICIAN

Jacques Boyon

1934 - 2019

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0427 WRITER

Yves Lainé

Born 1937

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0431 SYNDICALISTE

Yannick Simbron

1938 - 2008

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0443 ATHLETIC

Suzanne Glotin

Born 1933

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0444 HISTORIAN

Jacques Rougerie (historien)

Born 1932

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0465 PAINTER

Gildas Bourdais

Born 1939

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0501 GEOLOGIST

Gabriel Gohau

Born 1934

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0543 ACADEMIC

Jacques Moreau (professeur)

1931 - 2019

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0576 JOURNALIST

Michel Perez

1932 - 1990

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0607 BUSINESS

Georges-Yves Kervern

1935 - 2008

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0673 FONCTIONNAIRE

Pierre-Yves Cossé

Born 1934

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0696 ACTOR

Michel Paulin (acteur)

Born 1933

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0734 GERMANIST

Jean-Paul Barbe

Born 1939

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0893 POLITICIAN

Anne-Claude Godeau

1938 - 1962

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0897 POLITICIAN

Bruno Vennin

Born 1936

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