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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.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Orleans Is Known For

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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.

  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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0072 COMPOSER

Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer)

1677 - 1745

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0107 COMPOSER

Christophe Moyreau

1700 - 1774

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0120 COMPOSER

Joël-François Durand

Born 1954

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0135 COMPOSER

François Anatole Laurent de Rillé

1828 - 1915

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0162 COMPOSER

Pierre Gaultier

1599 - 1638

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0187 COMPOSER

Alfred Dufresne

1822 - 1863

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0190 COMPOSER

Félix Cazot

1790 - 1857

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0250 COMPOSER

Michel Woldemar

1750 - 1815

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0376 COMPOSER

Yves-Marie Pasquet

Born 1947

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0448 COMPOSER

Charles Hérissé

1737 - 1817

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0466 COMPOSER

Abraham Fourdy

1560 - 1637

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