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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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0020 PAINTER

Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel

1851 - 1913

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Alexandre Antigna

1817 - 1878

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Philip Plisson

Born 1947

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Michel Corneille the Elder

1601 - 1664

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Pierre Courtin

1921 - 2012

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Maurice Asselin

1882 - 1947

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Noël Quillerier

1594 - 1669

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Pierre-Eugène Grandsire

1825 - 1905

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Charles Rivière

1848 - 1920

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Louis-Joseph Soulas

1905 - 1954

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Roger Toulouse

1918 - 1994

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Pierre Dupuis (1833-1915)

1833 - 1915

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Jean Henri Chouppe

1817 - 1894

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Léon Lebègue

1863 - 1944

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Octave de Champeaux

1827 - 1903

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Jacques Pierre François Salmon

1781 - 1855

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