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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Nantes during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 103 notable births.

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 48 of 1,043 notable people

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Linda Hardy

Born 1973

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0022 ACTOR

Julien Boisselier

Born 1970

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0043 ACTOR

Claude Perron

Born 1966

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0049 ACTOR

Gabrielle Bossis

1874 - 1950

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0050 ACTOR

Jacques Legras

1923 - 2006

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0052 ACTOR

Jean Brochard

1893 - 1972

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0062 ACTOR

Benoît Régent

1953 - 1994

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0091 ACTOR

Thierry Fortineau

1953 - 2006

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Margot Abascal

Born 1973

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0103 ACTOR

Laure Guibert

Born 1968

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0117 ACTOR

Caroline Vigneaux

Born 1975

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0135 ACTOR

Patrick d'Assumçao

Born 1959

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0170 ACTOR

Laurent Kerusoré

Born 1974

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0172 ACTOR

Lucie Borleteau

Born 1980

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0178 ACTOR

Géraldine Martineau

Born 1985

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0189 ACTOR

Malka Ribowska

1931 - 2020

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0191 ACTOR

Victoire Du Bois

Born 1988

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0192 ACTOR

Alexia Stresi

Born 1971

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0203 ACTOR

Jean Sarment

1897 - 1976

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0303 ACTOR

Michel Jourdan

Born 1926

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0312 ACTOR

Marc Rioufol

1962 - 2011

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0318 ACTOR

Érik Colin

1947 - 2013

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0326 ACTOR

Franck Sémonin

Born 1972

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0338 ACTOR

Marguerite Templey

1880 - 1944

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0350 ACTOR

Michel Bompoil

Born 1959

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0361 ACTOR

Gustave Gallet

1875 - 1955

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0369 ACTOR

Charles Lavialle

1894 - 1965

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0371 ACTOR

René Berthelot

1630 - 1664

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0393 ACTOR

Geoffrey Couët

Born 1988

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0395 ACTOR

Cannelle Carré-Cassaigne

Born 1995

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0403 ACTOR

Odile Poisson

1935 - 2008

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0405 ACTOR

Loïc Pichon

Born 1943

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0421 ACTOR

Daubray

1837 - 1892

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0426 ACTOR

Virginie Legeay

Born 1982

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0439 ACTOR

François Joxe

Born 1940

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0482 ACTOR

Théodule Carré-Cassaigne

Born 1990

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0485 ACTOR

Michel Valmer

Born 1947

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0536 ACTOR

Jean Bolo

1920 - 1982

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0551 ACTOR

Germaine Ledoyen

1908 - 1998

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0555 ACTOR

Yvonneck

1874 - 1929

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0580 ACTOR

Edy Debray

1880 - 1974

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0583 ACTOR

Jean-Jacques Grand-Jouan

1949 - 2020

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0627 ACTOR

Charlotte Dupuis

1816 - 1879

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0696 ACTOR

Michel Paulin (acteur)

Born 1933

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0730 ACTOR

Blanche Derval

1885 - 1973

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0740 ACTOR

Joël Martineau

Born 1945

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0930 ACTOR

Christian Mousset (comédien)

Born 1943

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0965 ACTOR

François Barbin

Born 1953

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