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ORLEANS

Most Famous People Born in Orleans, France

Notable people
502
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1879
Most distinctive
Playwright 9.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Orleans during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Orleans Is Known For

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Politician is Orleans's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (64).

Orleans over-indexes on playwright — 9.0× the global rate.

Orleans under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician64
  2. Writer29
  3. Football29
  4. Priest18
  5. Historian17
  6. Actor16
  7. Painter16
  8. Lawyer14
  1. Playwright79.0×
  2. Driver63.9×
  3. Historian173.2×
  4. Priest182.4×
  5. Sculptor72.1×
  6. Engineer61.9×
  7. Writer291.8×
  8. Composer111.7×
  1. Football290.5×
  2. Actor160.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Orleans's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0023 PROFESSOR

Stanislas Julien

1797 - 1873

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0037 PHYSICIAN

Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery

1797 - 1849

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0133 LAWYER

Louis Antoine Macarel

1790 - 1851

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0146 BISHOP

Pierre Louis Parisis

1795 - 1866

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0173 POET

Jean-Pierre Lesguillon

1799 - 1873

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0190 COMPOSER

Félix Cazot

1790 - 1857

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0329 LAWYER

Amédée Thayer

1799 - 1868

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0349 COLLECTOR

François Marcille

1790 - 1856

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0396 BUSINESS

Charles-Pierre Doyen

1797 - 1866

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0456 POLITICIAN

Benoît Fond

1793 - 1888

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0467 ACTOR

Galimafré

1791 - 1871

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0482 MILITAR

Augustin-Prosper Asselineau

1797 - 1867

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