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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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  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Other
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Showing 29 of 502 notable people

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Florian Thauvin

Born 1993

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Monsef Zerka

Born 1981

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Reynald Pedros

Born 1971

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Bruno Germain

Born 1960

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Loïc Puyo

Born 1988

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Bruno Bini

Born 1954

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Karim El Mourabet

Born 1980

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Patrick Barul

Born 1977

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Boris Mahon de Monaghan

Born 1986

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Thomas Renault

Born 1984

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Lionel Medeiros

Born 1977

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Jean-Claude Lavaud

1938 - 2011

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Yakup Ramazan Zorlu

Born 1991

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Élie Dohin

Born 1983

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Philippe Chanlot

Born 1967

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Jean-Baptiste Bordas

Born 1938

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Quentin de Parseval

Born 1987

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Yven Moyo

Born 1992

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André Petitfils

Born 1920

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Maxime Belouet

Born 1986

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Chérif Quenum

Born 1993

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Aziz El Khanchaf

Born 1977

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Mickaël Rodrigues

Born 1977

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Patrick Viot

Born 1952

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Cédrik Chagot

Born 1976

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Dominique Bougras

Born 1960

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Pierre-Yves Boitard

Born 1965

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Robert Germain (football)

1925 - 2004

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Pascal Drouet

Born 1953

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