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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.

What Orleans Is Known For

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

Orleans over-indexes on playwright9.0× 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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0010 POLITICIAN

Jean Zay

1904 - 1944

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0090 HISTORIAN

René Sédillot

1906 - 1999

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0113 FENCER

Bernard Schmetz

1904 - 1966

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0176 CHESS

Louis Betbeder Matibet

1901 - 1986

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0207 CONDUCTOR

René Berthelot

1903 - 1999

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0225 PAINTER

Louis-Joseph Soulas

1905 - 1954

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0229 POLITICIAN

Roger Secrétain

1902 - 1982

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0257 OUVRIER

Nicolas Faucier

1900 - 1992

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0271 MUSIC

Jacques Météhen

1903 - 1986

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0285 POLITICIAN

Pierre Chevallier (homme politique)

1909 - 1951

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0291 JOURNALIST

André Algarron

1909 - 1980

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0344 ARTISTE

Germaine Chénin-Moselly

1902 - 1950

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0389 MATHEMATICIAN

Paul Labérenne

1902 - 1985

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0429 RÉSISTANT

André Vansteenberghe

Born 1906

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0433 HISTORIAN

Robert Lenoble

1902 - 1959

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0452 POLITICIAN

Claude Lewy

1906 - 1981

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0477 POLITICIAN

Pierre Pagot

1902 - 1988

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