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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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Showing 64 of 502 notable people

0010 POLITICIAN

Jean Zay

1904 - 1944

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0049 POLITICIAN

Olivier Carré

Born 1961

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0052 POLITICIAN

Philippe Juvin

Born 1964

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0053 POLITICIAN

Patrick Le Hyaric

Born 1957

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0063 POLITICIAN

Arthur Groussier

1863 - 1957

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0106 POLITICIAN

Franck Marlin

Born 1964

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0140 POLITICIAN

Damien Adam

Born 1989

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0141 POLITICIAN

Eugène Caillaux

1822 - 1896

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0174 POLITICIAN

Stéphanie Kerbarh

Born 1975

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0201 POLITICIAN

Emmanuel-Marie-Stanislas Thibaut de La Rochethulon

1832 - 1890

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0221 POLITICIAN

Jean-René Suratteau

1916 - 1998

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0229 POLITICIAN

Roger Secrétain

1902 - 1982

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0245 POLITICIAN

Michel Lezeau

Born 1942

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0262 POLITICIAN

Carlos Collado

Born 1938

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0276 POLITICIAN

Pierre Bigot de Morogues

1776 - 1840

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0283 POLITICIAN

Gabriel-Jacques Laisné de Villévêque

1766 - 1851

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0285 POLITICIAN

Pierre Chevallier (homme politique)

1909 - 1951

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0300 POLITICIAN

Henri Gérard

1818 - 1903

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0307 POLITICIAN

Charles Nicolas Beauvais de Préau

1745 - 1794

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0311 POLITICIAN

François Bignon (homme politique)

1789 - 1863

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0322 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand de Tascher

1779 - 1858

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0323 POLITICIAN

Charles-Éric Lemaignen

Born 1952

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0325 POLITICIAN

Anselme Crignon d'Ouzouer

1755 - 1826

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0330 POLITICIAN

Guy Menant

1891 - 1967

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0345 POLITICIAN

Odile Leperre-Verrier

Born 1950

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0361 POLITICIAN

Chantal Deseyne

Born 1957

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0367 POLITICIAN

Arthur de Quinemont

1808 - 1883

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0373 POLITICIAN

Jacques-Isaac Seurrat de La Boulaye

1728 - 1803

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0384 POLITICIAN

Terrie Suit

Born 1964

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0385 POLITICIAN

Léon d'Andigné

1821 - 1895

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0390 POLITICIAN

Ernest Fousset

1830 - 1900

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0397 POLITICIAN

Paul-Alexandre Robert de Massy

1810 - 1890

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0399 POLITICIAN

Augustin Crignon de Montigny

1782 - 1856

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0400 POLITICIAN

Raoul Rousseau

1915 - 1993

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0403 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Dugaigneau de Champvallins

1786 - 1860

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0413 POLITICIAN

Joseph Mathieu

1878 - 1957

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0416 POLITICIAN

Eugène Vignat

1815 - 1895

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0420 POLITICIAN

François Leuret (homme politique)

1890 - 1954

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0423 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Isidore Jarry

1806 - 1898

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0428 POLITICIAN

Jacques Miron de l'Espinay

1782 - 1852

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0430 POLITICIAN

Claude Augustin Delahaye

1754 - 1835

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0431 POLITICIAN

François-Simon Defay-Boutheroue

1736 - 1820

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0432 POLITICIAN

Pierre Noël Adolphe Crespin

1807 - 1875

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0434 POLITICIAN

René Buquin

1869 - 1961

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0435 POLITICIAN

Louis-Marie Rolland du Roscoat

1853 - 1930

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0437 POLITICIAN

Liphard-Daniel Blandin

1742 - 1816

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0438 POLITICIAN

Henri Gabriel Pétau-Grandcourt

1810 - 1881

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0451 POLITICIAN

Paul Féau

1852 - 1902

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0452 POLITICIAN

Claude Lewy

1906 - 1981

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0454 POLITICIAN

Jean Marceau Meunier

1750 - 1814

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0456 POLITICIAN

Benoît Fond

1793 - 1888

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0459 POLITICIAN

Aignan Louis Petit de Lafosse

1756 - 1832

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0462 POLITICIAN

Louis-Henri-Charles de Gauville

1750 - 1827

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0463 POLITICIAN

Jean Damien Chaufton

1748 - 1821

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0465 POLITICIAN

Guillaume-Anne Salomon de La Saugerie

1743 - 1795

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0473 POLITICIAN

Liphard-Julien Lefort

1737 - 1812

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0475 POLITICIAN

François Daniel Polluche

Born 1769

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0477 POLITICIAN

Pierre Pagot

1902 - 1988

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0483 POLITICIAN

Pierre Prosper Demadières

1763 - 1839

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0484 POLITICIAN

François Robert Houdouart

1761 - 1810

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0488 POLITICIAN

Armand de Sailly

1748 - 1829

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0490 POLITICIAN

Aignan Jacques Alexis Germon

1820 - 1887

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0493 POLITICIAN

Charles Tassin de La Chaussée

1696 - 1765

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0498 POLITICIAN

Constant-Louis-Alexandre de Suzannet

1814 - 1862

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