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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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0014 HISTORIAN

Gustave Lanson

1857 - 1934

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0030 HISTORIAN

Étienne de Flacourt

1607 - 1660

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0041 HISTORIAN

Abraham Nicolas Amelot de la Houssaye

1634 - 1706

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0042 HISTORIAN

Georges Goyau

1869 - 1939

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0074 HISTORIAN

Alfred Merlin

1876 - 1965

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0090 HISTORIAN

René Sédillot

1906 - 1999

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0100 HISTORIAN

Pierre Courcelle

1912 - 1980

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0103 HISTORIAN

Étienne Lauréault de Foncemagne

1694 - 1779

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0148 HISTORIAN

Jean-Pierre Chaline

Born 1939

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0161 HISTORIAN

Henry Lachouque

1883 - 1971

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0164 HISTORIAN

Jean Michel Constant Leber

1780 - 1859

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0246 HISTORIAN

Joseph Louis Ripault-Desormeaux

1724 - 1793

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0247 HISTORIAN

Philippe Nivet

Born 1967

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0296 HISTORIAN

Guy Beaujouan

1925 - 2007

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0310 HISTORIAN

Paul Guillaume (historien de l'Orléanais)

1885 - 1968

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0433 HISTORIAN

Robert Lenoble

1902 - 1959

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0446 HISTORIAN

François-Yves Guillin

1921 - 2020

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