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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×
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.
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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- Art & Design
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Olivier Domerg
Born 1963
Jean Monville
Born 1944
Alain Gili
Born 1946
Émile Dacier
1876 - 1952
Émile Alluard
1815 - 1908
Olivier Auroy
Born 1969
Charles Nicolas Beauvais de Préau
1745 - 1794
François Marchand
1500 - 1551
Karl Chateau
Born 1992
Paul Guillaume (historien de l'Orléanais)
1885 - 1968
François Bignon (homme politique)
1789 - 1863
Jean-Pierre Doguereau
1774 - 1826
Bruno de Monès
Born 1952
Maxime Belouet
Born 1986
Marin Grostête
1649 - 1694
Dimitri Armand
Born 1982
Pierre-Yves Leprince
Born 1940
Ian Soliane
Born 1966
Karine Boucher
Born 1972
Lucien Jaquelux
1894 - 1946
Nicolas Toinard
1628 - 1706
Ferdinand de Tascher
1779 - 1858
Charles-Éric Lemaignen
Born 1952
François Vaillant de Gueslis
1646 - 1718
Anselme Crignon d'Ouzouer
1755 - 1826
Jacques Decornoy
1937 - 1996
Olivier Thévenin
Born 1968
Pierre-Michel Laure
1688 - 1738
Amédée Thayer
1799 - 1868
Guy Menant
1891 - 1967
Najat Ouardad
Born 1990
Lamine Sambe
Born 1989
Bruno Mercier
Born 1957
Aurélien Bernier
Born 1974
Raymond Blaise Des Bergères de Rigauville
1655 - 1711
Bernard Gauthier (athlete)
Born 1949
Alexandre Héraud
Born 1967
Louis Ripault (savant orientaliste)
1775 - 1823
Victor Doublet
1806 - 1874
Michel Bourdin
1585 - 1645
Claude Grostête de La Mothe
1647 - 1713
Benoît Pelletier-Volméranges
1756 - 1824
Chérif Quenum
Born 1993
Germaine Chénin-Moselly
1902 - 1950
Odile Leperre-Verrier
Born 1950
Guillaume Gomez
Born 1969
René Barbier (Rosenzüchter)
1845 - 1931
Jacques Guignard
1920 - 1988
François Marcille
1790 - 1856
Georges-Louis Phélypeaux d'Herbault
1720 - 1787
Adeline Neetesonne
Born 1980
Rémy Beaurieux
1882 - 1951
Frédéric Garnier
Born 1964
Hippolyte Barbier
1808 - 1864
Jean Moyreau
1690 - 1762
Charles Ballot
1818 - 1885
Franck Gellet
Born 1964
Marie-Élisabeth Cons-Boutboul
Born 1924
Saint Lié
Died 533
Philémon Deroisin
1825 - 1910
Chantal Deseyne
Born 1957
François-Michel Lecreulx
1729 - 1812
François-Narcisse Pagot
1780 - 1844
Pierre-Alain Menneron
Born 1975
Yaël Pachet
Born 1968
Charles Ploix
1824 - 1895
Arthur de Quinemont
1808 - 1883
Jean-Louis Henry de Longuève
1752 - 1841
Aziz El Khanchaf
Born 1977
Mickaël Rodrigues
Born 1977
Charles-Paul Brossard de Corbigny
1822 - 1900
Lionel de Tastes
1881 - 1951
Jacques-Isaac Seurrat de La Boulaye
1728 - 1803
Jean-François Colas
1702 - 1772
Thierry Ruet
Born 1966
Yves-Marie Pasquet
Born 1947
Bernard Boyer
1934 - 2018
Guillaume Guiart
Died 1316
Maurice Jordan
1899 - 1976
Noël Mars (1612-1702)
1612 - 1702
Yann Baillon
Born 1978
Patrick Viot
Born 1952
Nicolas Maure
Born 1960
Terrie Suit
Born 1964
Léon d'Andigné
1821 - 1895
Vincent Parizot
Born 1964
Sami El Gueddari
Born 1984
Jacques Quétard de La Porte
1746 - 1822
Paul Labérenne
1902 - 1985
Ernest Fousset
1830 - 1900
Jeanne-Justine Fouqueau de Pussy
1786 - 1863
Germain Vaillant de Guélis
1516 - 1587
René Champoiseau
1879 - 1966
Jacques Pierre François Salmon
1781 - 1855
Cédrik Chagot
Born 1976
Charles-Pierre Doyen
1797 - 1866
Paul-Alexandre Robert de Massy
1810 - 1890
Jean-Claude Pelissolo
Born 1939
Augustin Crignon de Montigny
1782 - 1856
Raoul Rousseau
1915 - 1993
Walter Foolz
Born 1972
Jean Le Normand
1662 - 1733
Alexandre Dugaigneau de Champvallins
1786 - 1860
Marion Sicot
Born 1992
Adhémar d'Alès
1861 - 1938
Dominique Bougras
Born 1960
Pierre-Yves Boitard
Born 1965
Pierre Gautruche
1602 - 1681
Jean Auguste Jules Loiseleur
1816 - 1900
Charles Fontaine des Montées de Prémery
1662 - 1740
Edmond Lavrate
1829 - 1888
Robert Germain (football)
1925 - 2004
Joseph Mathieu
1878 - 1957
Véronique Démonière
Born 1977
Mamert Patisson
Died 1600
Eugène Vignat
1815 - 1895
Louis-Alexandre Romagnesi
1776 - 1852
Claude-François Deschamps de Champloiseau
1745 - 1791
Michel Prévôt de la Jannès
1695 - 1749
François Leuret (homme politique)
1890 - 1954
Pascal Drouet
Born 1953
Michel Moysard
1777 - 1824
Alexandre Isidore Jarry
1806 - 1898
Jonathan Avenel
Born 1987
Isaac Vitré
Born 1931
Marcel Tillard
1913 - 1981
Farid Belhimeur
Born 1984
Jacques Miron de l'Espinay
1782 - 1852
André Vansteenberghe
Born 1906
Claude Augustin Delahaye
1754 - 1835
François-Simon Defay-Boutheroue
1736 - 1820
Pierre Noël Adolphe Crespin
1807 - 1875
Robert Lenoble
1902 - 1959
René Buquin
1869 - 1961
Louis-Marie Rolland du Roscoat
1853 - 1930
Patrick Plisson
Born 1952
Liphard-Daniel Blandin
1742 - 1816
Henri Gabriel Pétau-Grandcourt
1810 - 1881
Jean-Claude Chavigny
Born 1952
Joseph Antoine d'Aguesseau
1676 - 1744
André-Louis-Marie Tassin de Nonneville
1775 - 1834
Prosper Augustin Tassin de Charsonville
1728 - 1814
Émile Péan
1809 - 1871
Patrick Baroux
Born 1945
Maurice Caudel
1871 - 1950
François-Yves Guillin
1921 - 2020
Claude Vandebergue-Seurrat
1725 - 1783
Charles Hérissé
1737 - 1817
Bertrand d'Amphernet de Pontbellanger
1893 - 1914
Noël Mars
1576 - 1611
Paul Féau
1852 - 1902
Claude Lewy
1906 - 1981
Frédéric Delpy
Born 1971
Jean Marceau Meunier
1750 - 1814
Charles Robert Boutin
Born 1722
Benoît Fond
1793 - 1888
Thibault Duvallet
Born 1986
Jean Baranton
1924 - 2014
Aignan Louis Petit de Lafosse
1756 - 1832
Théo Rol
1912 - 1938
Louis Alphonse Jubert
1703 - 1775
Louis-Henri-Charles de Gauville
1750 - 1827
Jean Damien Chaufton
1748 - 1821
Charles François Tassin de Charsonville
1723 - 1804
Guillaume-Anne Salomon de La Saugerie
1743 - 1795
Abraham Fourdy
1560 - 1637
Galimafré
1791 - 1871
René Dalmon
1917 - 2003
Frédéric Laluque
Born 1974
Anatole Claudin
1833 - 1906
René François Schneyder
1894 - 1973
Marie-Noëlle Jacquet
Born 1975
Liphard-Julien Lefort
1737 - 1812
Augustin de Luynes
1681 - 1765
François Daniel Polluche
Born 1769
Paul Baranton
1869 - 1928
Pierre Pagot
1902 - 1988
Jacques Charpentier de Boisgibault
1721 - 1794
Jean Huteau
1919 - 2003
Damien Orphée Le Grand de Boislandry
1750 - 1829
Marino di Bodon
Died 555
Augustin-Prosper Asselineau
1797 - 1867
Pierre Prosper Demadières
1763 - 1839
François Robert Houdouart
1761 - 1810
André Lonlas
1910 - 2003
Augustin Joseph Isambert
1733 - 1793
Charles Joseph Baguenault de Puchesse
1758 - 1817
Armand de Sailly
1748 - 1829
Joël Merlaud
Born 1944
Aignan Jacques Alexis Germon
1820 - 1887
Henri Belleteste
1778 - 1808
Georges Le Breton
1862 - 1913
Charles Tassin de La Chaussée
1696 - 1765
Barthélémy Germon
1633 - 1718
Céline Gorget
Born 2003
Joëlly Belleka
Born 1995
Michel Vandebergue
1732 - 1806
Constant-Louis-Alexandre de Suzannet
1814 - 1862
François IV de Beauharnais
1630 - 1681
Andreas Magerius
Died 1557
Paul Nèe
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Pierre Taisan de l'Estoile
1480 - 1537