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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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0032 PAINTER

Alexandre Antigna

1817 - 1878

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0076 WRITER

Louis Gustave Vapereau

1819 - 1906

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0081 PLAYWRIGHT

Édouard Fournier

1819 - 1880

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0094 WRITER

Charles Barbara

1817 - 1866

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0213 LIBRETTIST

Eugène Woestyn

1813 - 1861

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0279 PAINTER

Jean Henri Chouppe

1817 - 1894

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0300 POLITICIAN

Henri Gérard

1818 - 1903

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0305 PHYSICIST

Émile Alluard

1815 - 1908

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0356 LAWYER

Charles Ballot

1818 - 1885

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0397 POLITICIAN

Paul-Alexandre Robert de Massy

1810 - 1890

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0409 LIBRARIAN

Jean Auguste Jules Loiseleur

1816 - 1900

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0416 POLITICIAN

Eugène Vignat

1815 - 1895

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0438 POLITICIAN

Henri Gabriel Pétau-Grandcourt

1810 - 1881

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0498 POLITICIAN

Constant-Louis-Alexandre de Suzannet

1814 - 1862

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