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×
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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0009 ACTOR

Tristán Ulloa

Born 1970

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0016 ACTOR

Laure Calamy

Born 1975

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0026 PRODUCER

Para One

Born 1979

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0028 FOOTBALL

Reynald Pedros

Born 1971

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0031 CYCLIST

Florian Rousseau

Born 1974

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0044 ACTOR

Emmanuelle Boidron

Born 1978

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0071 SINGER

Jérôme Minière

Born 1972

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0096 FOOTBALL

Patrick Barul

Born 1977

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0114 JUDO

Anthony Rodriguez

Born 1979

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0118 MATHEMATICIAN

Josselin Garnier

Born 1971

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0132 NOVELIST

Fabienne Kanor

Born 1970

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0144 ACCORDIONIST

Arnaud Méthivier

Born 1971

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0145 ACTOR

Djédjé Apali

1975 - 2019

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0153 FOOTBALL

Lionel Medeiros

Born 1977

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0174 POLITICIAN

Stéphanie Kerbarh

Born 1975

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0198 WRITER

Laurent Nunez

Born 1978

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0199 FILM

Alexandre Moix

Born 1972

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0200 ACTIVIST

Fabrice Robert

Born 1971

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0209 SPORT

Vincent Labrune

Born 1971

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0222 WRITER

David Lelait-Helo

Born 1971

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0261 WRITER

Laurent Fétis (écrivain)

Born 1970

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0272 JOURNALIST

Laurence Garcia

Born 1972

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0287 ENTREPRENEUR

Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet

Born 1977

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0319 GYMNAST

Karine Boucher

Born 1972

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0334 ACTIVIST

Aurélien Bernier

Born 1974

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0364 BOBSLED

Pierre-Alain Menneron

Born 1975

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0369 FOOTBALL

Aziz El Khanchaf

Born 1977

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0370 FOOTBALL

Mickaël Rodrigues

Born 1977

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0381 KARATE

Yann Baillon

Born 1978

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0395 FOOTBALL

Cédrik Chagot

Born 1976

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0401 DESSINATEUR

Walter Foolz

Born 1972

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0414 HANDBALL

Véronique Démonière

Born 1977

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0453 SPORT

Frédéric Delpy

Born 1971

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0469 PLAYER

Frédéric Laluque

Born 1974

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0472 ATHLETIC

Marie-Noëlle Jacquet

Born 1975

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