47.9022° N, 1.9042° E
ORLEANS
Most Famous People Born in Orleans, France
- Notable people
- 502
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1879
- Most distinctive
- Playwright 9.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Orleans during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 35 notable births.
What Orleans Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
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.
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Science
- Religion
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Charles Péguy
1873 - 1914
Léon Delagrange
1872 - 1910
Raoul Blanchard
1877 - 1965
Thérèse Peltier
1873 - 1926
Alfred Merlin
1876 - 1965
Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard
1877 - 1954
Roland de Mecquenem (archaeologist)
1877 - 1957
Pierre Georges Louis d'Hugues
1873 - 1961
Amélie Élie
1878 - 1933
Georges Fleury (cyclisme)
1878 - 1968
Charles Maurain
1871 - 1967
Émile Dacier
1876 - 1952
René Champoiseau
1879 - 1966
Joseph Mathieu
1878 - 1957
Maurice Caudel
1871 - 1950