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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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0056 WRITER

Philippe Ragueneau

1917 - 2003

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0095 SINOLOGIST

Amaury de Riencourt

1918 - 2005

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0100 HISTORIAN

Pierre Courcelle

1912 - 1980

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0150 SPORT

Jean Maréchal

1910 - 1993

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0195 WRITER

Pierre Delaire

1919 - 1985

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0221 POLITICIAN

Jean-René Suratteau

1916 - 1998

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0224 THEATRE

Georges Lerminier

1915 - 1978

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0232 PAINTER

Roger Toulouse

1918 - 1994

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0400 POLITICIAN

Raoul Rousseau

1915 - 1993

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0426 ILLUSTRATOR

Marcel Tillard

1913 - 1981

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0460 OFFICIER

Théo Rol

1912 - 1938

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0468 RÉSISTANCE

René Dalmon

1917 - 2003

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0479 JOURNALIST

Jean Huteau

1919 - 2003

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0485 RUNNER

André Lonlas

1910 - 2003

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