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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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0022 OPERA

Véronique Gens

Born 1966

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0024 ACTOR

Michel Vuillermoz

Born 1962

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0038 MATHEMATICIAN

Jean-Yves Béziau

Born 1965

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0046 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Xavier Leroy

Born 1968

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0049 POLITICIAN

Olivier Carré

Born 1961

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0052 POLITICIAN

Philippe Juvin

Born 1964

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0064 FOOTBALL

Bruno Germain

Born 1960

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0101 BIOLOGIST

Catherine Feuillet

Born 1965

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0106 POLITICIAN

Franck Marlin

Born 1964

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0156 SPORT

Patrice Esnault

Born 1961

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0184 FOOTBALL

Philippe Chanlot

Born 1967

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0193 LAWYER

Frank Samson

Born 1967

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0203 JOURNALIST

Laurent-Frédéric Bollée

Born 1967

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0206 PLAYER

Christophe Meneau

Born 1968

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0208 SWIMMER

Bruno Gutzeit

Born 1966

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0226 ATHLETIC

Christine Mallo

Born 1966

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0234 DRIVER

Christophe Tinseau

Born 1969

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0247 HISTORIAN

Philippe Nivet

Born 1967

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0251 MOINE

Marie-Christine Labourdette

Born 1961

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0281 FLAUTIST

Cécile Daroux

1969 - 2011

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0301 POET

Olivier Domerg

Born 1963

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0306 WRITER

Olivier Auroy

Born 1969

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0318 WRITER

Ian Soliane

Born 1966

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0327 DRIVER

Olivier Thévenin

Born 1968

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0337 RADIO

Alexandre Héraud

Born 1967

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0346 DRIVER

Guillaume Gomez

Born 1969

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0353 SPORT

Frédéric Garnier

Born 1964

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0357 DIPLOMAT

Franck Gellet

Born 1964

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0365 NOVELIST

Yaël Pachet

Born 1968

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0375 PLAYER

Thierry Ruet

Born 1966

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0383 MANAGER

Nicolas Maure

Born 1960

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0384 POLITICIAN

Terrie Suit

Born 1964

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0386 JOURNALIST

Vincent Parizot

Born 1964

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0406 FOOTBALL

Dominique Bougras

Born 1960

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0407 FOOTBALL

Pierre-Yves Boitard

Born 1965

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