48.8573° N, 2.3509° E

PARIS

Most Famous People Born in Paris, France

Notable people
19,561
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1888
Most distinctive
Playwright 7.0×

Paris is the salon and the studio. Notable births stretch unbroken from the late Renaissance through the Belle Époque to the Nouvelle Vague, and whole subgenres of fame — the chansonnier, the salonnière, the ébéniste, the gallerist — exist here at densities found almost nowhere else. Painters, playwrights, sculptors, and architects crowd every century since 1600, and each era seems to leave its own profession on the books before the next one arrives.

Standouts

What Paris Is Known For

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Politician is Paris's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (1,799).

Paris over-indexes on playwright 7.0× the global rate.

Paris under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician 1,799 0.8×
  2. Actor 1,636 1.6×
  3. Painter 1,632 3.2×
  4. Writer 1,043 1.6×
  5. Journalist 490 1.6×
  6. Architect 470 2.7×
  7. Film 463 1.9×
  8. Composer 451 1.8×
  1. Playwright 212 7.0×
  2. Sculptor 408 3.2×
  3. Painter 1,632 3.2×
  4. Architect 470 2.7×
  5. Photographer 207 2.2×
  6. Film 463 1.9×
  7. Composer 451 1.8×
  8. Diplomat 197 1.7×
  1. Football 445 0.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Paris's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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6908 BASKET

Wilfrid Aka

Born 1979

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6931 WRITER

Gaël Aymon

Born 1973

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6979 WRITER

Tatiana Arfel

Born 1979

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6987 HUMOURIST

Océan (humoriste)

Born 1977

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6990 ACTOR

Sauvane Delanoë

Born 1978

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6992 NOVELIST

Solenn Colléter

Born 1974

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7025 WRITER

Agnès Abécassis

Born 1972

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7030 PAINTER

Marine Joatton

Born 1972

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7066 JOURNALIST

Nathanaël de Rincquesen

Born 1972

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7083 ARTIST

Grégory Chatonsky

Born 1971

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7086 PLAYER

Philippe Barca-Cysique

Born 1977

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7095 JOURNALIST

Layla Demay

Born 1971

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7111 PHYSICIST

Raphaël Granier de Cassagnac

Born 1973

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7129 ACTOR

Sophie Delmas

Born 1970

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7160 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sonia Sieff

Born 1979

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7201 JOURNALIST

Maïa Mazaurette

Born 1978

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7222 ACTOR

Marco Prince

Born 1973

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7248 SINGER

Norah Amsellem

Born 1970

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7249 ACADEMIC

Nicolas Moinet

Born 1970

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7280 HISTORIAN

Raphaëlle Branche

Born 1972

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7297 CELLIST

Xavier Phillips

Born 1971

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7310 ACTOR

Sébastien Thiéry

Born 1970

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7335 SCÉNARISTE

Hicham Ayouch

Born 1976

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7341 PIANIST

Christophe Sirodeau

Born 1970

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7365 ACTOR

Marie Fugain

Born 1973

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7439 ACTOR

Jérémie Covillault

Born 1976

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7455 FILM

Fabrice Goldstein

Born 1972

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7481 JOURNALIST

Caroline Ithurbide

Born 1979

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7487 FILM

Sandy Amerio

Born 1973

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7503 PRIEST

Gaël Giraud

Born 1970

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7505 PHILOSOPHER

Cynthia Fleury

Born 1974

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7591 FOOTBALL

Samir Amirèche

Born 1972

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7594 PAINTER

Hom Nguyen

Born 1972

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7602 ACTOR

Alexis Conran

Born 1972

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7612 HISTORIAN

Mathilde Larrère

Born 1970

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7620 WRITER

Béatrice Leca

Born 1970

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7659 POLITICIAN

Laurent Garcia

Born 1970

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7662 PIANIST

Matthieu Gonet

Born 1972

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7717 ACTOR

Xavier Gallais

Born 1976

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7722 PHILOLOGIST

Ur Apalategi

Born 1972

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7763 PLAYER

Loïc De Kergret

Born 1970

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7768 WRITER

Laurence Debray

Born 1976

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7772 COLUMNIST

Olivia Fox Cabane

Born 1979

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7801 CHEF

Guillaume Gomez (cuisinier)

Born 1978

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7824 COMPOSER

Caroline Marçot

Born 1974

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7830 SINGER

Rosemary Standley

Born 1979

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7841 COMPOSER

Alain Wisniak

Born 1978

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7862 TEACHER

Pierre Tevanian

Born 1970

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7905 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Thibault Lanxade

Born 1971

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7909 PAINTER

Alexandre Barbera-Ivanoff

Born 1973

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7910 POLITICIAN

Gaspard Gantzer

Born 1979

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7946 BOXER

Steve Hérélius

Born 1976

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7951 FOOTBALL

Jimmy Hebert

Born 1972

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7998 ACTOR

Gianni Giardinelli

Born 1979

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8021 COMMUNICATION

Ludovine de La Rochère

Born 1971

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8041 DIPLOMAT

Antonin Baudry

Born 1975

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8055 JOURNALIST

Isabelle Saporta

Born 1976

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8068 WRITER

Carine Tardieu

Born 1973

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8120 VIOLIN

Amanda Favier

Born 1979

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8129 FILM

Damien Maric

Born 1979

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8139 ACTOR

Felipe Rocha

Born 1972

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8157 ACTOR

Guillaume Marquet

Born 1979

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8236 SCREENWRITER

Nicolas Tackian

Born 1973

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8237 ACTOR

Stéphanie Cléau

Born 1975

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8238 SAXOPHONIST

Sébastien Texier

Born 1970

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8289 BASKET

Bineta Diouf

Born 1978

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8300 WRITER

Chico Mattoso

Born 1978

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8308 ACTOR

Clément Michel

Born 1974

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8314 BOXER

Aya Cissoko

Born 1978

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8331 POLITICIAN

Bruno Stagno Ugarte

Born 1970

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8366 MAN OF LETTERS

Bénédicte Martin

Born 1978

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8377 SINGER

Shirel

Born 1978

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8399 ACTOR

Anne Azoulay

Born 1978

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8408 FOOTBALL

Vincent Carlier

Born 1979

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8424 PRESENTER

Elsa Fayer

Born 1974

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8425 WRITER

Fabien Clavel

Born 1978

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8463 SAXOPHONIST

Jérôme Sabbagh

Born 1973

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8507 FILM

Axelle Ropert

Born 1972

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8508 WRITER

Bertrand Puard

Born 1977

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8524 BOXER

Jean-Louis Mandengue

Born 1971

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8555 FILM

Beryl Koltz

Born 1974

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8561 POLITICIAN

Corinne Morel Darleux

Born 1973

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8572 ACTOR

Manna (sångare)

Born 1977

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8573 ENGINEER

Marwan Muhammad

Born 1978

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8609 HANDBALL

Sébastien Ostertag

Born 1979

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8623 WRITER

Gilles Boyer

Born 1971

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8628 PHOTOGRAPHER

Émilie Jouvet

Born 1976

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8635 ACTOR

Stéphanie Cotta

Born 1971

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8664 JOURNALIST

Nathalie Iannetta

Born 1972

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8675 JOURNALIST

Tania de Montaigne

Born 1971

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8701 WRITER

Joy Sorman

Born 1973

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8711 OFFICER

Emmanuel Moreno

1971 - 2006

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8712 WRITER

Michaël Prazan

Born 1970

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8725 ACTOR

Jeremy Banster

Born 1973

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8728 WRITER

Raphaëlle Giordano

Born 1974

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8747 ACTOR

Stéphan Druet

Born 1970

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8749 CURATOR

Sam Stourdzé

Born 1973

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8766 SINGER

Rover (chanteur)

Born 1979

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8770 FILM

Julien Seri

Born 1971

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8772 ARTIST

Codex Urbanus

Born 1974

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8773 ACTOR

Alika Del Sol

Born 1972

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8779 ARTIST

Mathieu Lauffray

Born 1970

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8792 NOVELIST

Stéphanie Hochet

Born 1975

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8795 FILM

Mikhael Hers

Born 1975

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8805 LIBRETTIST

Stéphane Héaume

Born 1971

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8872 PUBLISHER

Michael Paraire

Born 1976

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8889 ACTOR

Nâzim Boudjenah

Born 1972

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8897 SINGER

Frédéric Lerner

Born 1972

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8900 SOCIOLOGIST

Marwan Mohammed

Born 1975

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8908 ARTIST

Denis Bajram

Born 1970

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8917 ARTIST

Eva Jospin

Born 1975

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8923 PAINTER

Sotiris René Sidiropoulos

Born 1977

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8940 CELLIST

Godefroy Vujicic

Born 1975

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8954 SINGER

Arman Méliès

Born 1972

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8972 FILM

Anna Novion

Born 1979

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8981 ARTIST

Matthieu Bonhomme

Born 1973

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9015 COMMUNICATION

Félix Marquardt

Born 1975

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9016 FILM

Pacôme Thiellement

Born 1975

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9029 MUSIC

Raphaël Chrétien

Born 1972

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9064 WRITER

Laure Watrin

Born 1971

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9071 ACTOR

Noémie de Lattre

Born 1977

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9079 CONDUCTOR

Zahia Ziouani

Born 1978

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9099 PRESENTER

Laure de Lattre

Born 1976

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9122 ACTOR

Thomas Salvador

Born 1973

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9133 FILM

Dylan Verrechia

Born 1976

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9150 SCHOLAR

Romain Caillet

Born 1977

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9160 JOURNALIST

Aude Rossigneux

Born 1975

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9169 ACTOR

Hervé Rey

Born 1973

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9176 ACTOR

Hélène Médigue

Born 1970

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9201 FILM

Sylvie Ohayon

Born 1970

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9205 BUSINESS

Frédéric Jousset

Born 1970

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9218 RADIO

Alexandre Devoise

Born 1972

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9244 SCREENWRITER

Laurent Zeitoun

Born 1973

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9250 WRITER

Thomas Day (France)

Born 1971

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9259 ACTOR

Yasmina Filali

Born 1975

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9264 PHYSICIST

Jérémy Bercoff

Born 1977

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9294 JOURNALIST

Magali Lunel

Born 1975

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9340 POLITICIAN

Julien Bargeton

Born 1973

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9377 FILM

Virgil Vernier

Born 1976

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9402 ROMANCIER

Sven Løve

Born 1973

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9406 FILM

Xavier de Lauzanne

Born 1970

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9427 ACTOR

Aurélie Bargème

Born 1971

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9433 RACING

Cyril Abiteboul

Born 1977

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9486 RAPPER

Hamed Daye

Born 1971

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9526 FILM

Xavier Palud

Born 1970

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9542 PHILOSOPHER

Ivan Segré

Born 1973

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9562 ARTIST

DJ Flex

Born 1976

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9567 ARTIST

Ralph Meyer

Born 1971

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9568 ARTIST

Libon

Born 1972

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9591 HOCKEY

Guillaume Besse

Born 1976

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9604 POLITICIAN

Émeric Bréhier

Born 1971

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9609 ATHLETIC

David Patros

Born 1977

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9625 ACTOR

Estelle Vincent

Born 1977

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9627 HOST

Frédéric Joly

Born 1972

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9641 JOURNALIST

Étienne Gernelle

Born 1976

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9644 WRITER

Sophie Van der Linden

Born 1973

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9665 ACTOR

Guillaume Faure

Born 1979

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9667 ACTOR

Yan Duffas

Born 1971

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9668 ATHLETIC

Stéphane Cali

Born 1972

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9683 ARTIST

Ariane Michel

Born 1973

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9689 FOOTBALL

Milorad Zečević

Born 1972

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9706 ACTOR

Sébastien Azzopardi

Born 1975

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9731 POLITICIAN

Miguel Viegas

Born 1977

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9739 PROGRAMMER

Benoît Minisini

Born 1973

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9742 VIOLIN

Frédéric Pelassy

Born 1972

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9748 CHOREOGRAPHER

Karl Paquette

Born 1976

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9759 PSYCHIATRIST

Laurent Karila

Born 1973

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9768 FOOTBALL

David Camara

Born 1976

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9770 SINGER

Benjamin Paulin

Born 1978

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9784 POLITICIAN

Agnès Pannier-Runacher

Born 1974

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9789 ACTOR

Flannan Obé

Born 1975

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9803 PIANIST

Olivier Calmel

Born 1974

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9808 SINGER

Yann Destal

Born 1978

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9853 ACTOR

Sarah-Laure Estragnat

Born 1979

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9855 ART CRITIC

Christine Eyene

Born 1970

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9883 PHILOSOPHER

René Lévy

Born 1970

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9903 ACTOR

Samon Takahashi

Born 1970

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9920 WRITER

Guillaume Duprat (auteur et illustrateur)

Born 1973

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9923 ACTOR

Mélanie Page

Born 1975

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9935 DRAMA

Alexandre Tylski

Born 1976

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9938 FOOTBALL

Cédric Sabin

Born 1979

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9970 ACTOR

Dédo

Born 1978

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10023 NAVIGATOR

Yann Guichard

Born 1974

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10030 BUSINESS

Orianne Garcia

Born 1972

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10037 PAINTER

Stéphane Pencréac'h

Born 1970

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10045 ACTOR

Samantha Rénier

Born 1974

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10047 JOURNALIST

Laura Tenoudji

Born 1976

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10050 HISTORIAN

Farid Ameur

Born 1979

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10069 WRITER

Audren (auteur-interprète)

Born 1972

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10089 HISTORIAN

Marwan Rashed

Born 1971

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10103 LAWYER

Alexandre Duval-Stalla

Born 1974

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10117 WRITER

Claire Marin

Born 1974

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10154 HISTORIAN

Katell Berthelot

Born 1972

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10161 COMPOSER

Franck Bedrossian

Born 1971

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10181 FILM

Isabel Diegues

Born 1970

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10233 ACTOR

Nicolas Ullmann

Born 1977

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10259 ATHLETIC

Aurore Kassambara

Born 1979

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10282 SINGER

Romane Serda

Born 1971

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10299 WRITER

Blanche de Richemont

Born 1978

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10305 DIPLOMAT

Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

Born 1977

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10337 WRITER

Stéphane Michaka

Born 1974

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10339 COMPOSER

Raphaël Elig

Born 1970

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10340 ARTIST

Emmanuel Guillaud

Born 1970

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10342 FONCTIONNAIRE

Manuel Flam

Born 1979

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10346 DESIGNER

Jean-Louis Deniot

Born 1974

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10349 ACTOR

Eebra Tooré

Born 1970

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10353 SPORT

Arnaud Ramsay

Born 1972

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10368 WRITER

Gaëlle Nohant

Born 1973

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10371 ARTIST

Nicolas Keramidas

Born 1972

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10375 MEMBRE DU CONSEIL

Maxime Saada

Born 1970

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10379 ATHLETIC

Sébastien Denis

Born 1971

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10392 RADIO

Peggy Olmi

Born 1976

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10417 FOOTBALL

Dambou Traoré

Born 1977

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10503 NOVELIST

Stanislas Wails

Born 1973

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10507 ATHLETIC

Jérôme Éyana

Born 1977

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10509 DESSINATRICE

Mélaka

Born 1977

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10512 FILM

Julien Lacombe

Born 1979

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10517 ACTOR

Caroline Amiguet

Born 1977

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10521 CHEF

Rougui Dia

Born 1976

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10541 MANAGER

Lili Hinstin

Born 1977

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10586 ACTOR

Guillaume Denaiffe

Born 1976

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10636 NOVELIST

Claire Favan

Born 1976

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10666 ARTIST

Jérôme Zonder

Born 1974

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10675 FOOTBALL

Natipong Sritong-In

Born 1972

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10691 LAWYER

Constance Debré

Born 1972

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10755 FILM

Pascal Sid

Born 1979

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10768 POLITICIAN

François Durovray

Born 1971

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10815 ACTOR

Clément Hervieu-Léger

Born 1977

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10816 LAWYER

Christophe Caron

Born 1970

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10830 ACTOR

Elisabeth Waterston

Born 1976

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10832 ACTOR

Laurent Valo

Born 1971

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10836 POLITICIAN

Christophe Soullez

Born 1971

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10840 SCREENWRITER

Fabien Suarez

Born 1971

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10853 POLITICIAN

Manuel Höferlin

Born 1973

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10855 SKATER

Gabriel Monnier

Born 1977

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10874 FILM

Julien Maury

Born 1978

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10931 TROMBONIST

Julien Chirol

Born 1973

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10962 FONCTIONNAIRE

Sébastien Soriano

Born 1975

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10969 COMEDIAN

Patson

Born 1974

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10975 ACTOR

Virginie Pauc

Born 1972

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10976 FOOTBALL

Willie Huck

Born 1979

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10995 SCREENWRITER

Bertrand Schefer

Born 1972

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11005 BUSINESS

Laure Hériard Dubreuil

Born 1977

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11018 ACTOR

Ianis Guerrero

Born 1979

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11019 JOURNALIST

Judith Silberfeld

Born 1971

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11027 JOURNALIST

Véronique Mougin

Born 1977

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11035 ACTOR

Joachim Salinger

Born 1978

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11049 SINGER

Riski

Born 1979

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11052 CONSEILLER

Sophie Boissard

Born 1970

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11084 PLAYER

Stéphane Huet

Born 1971

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11096 LAWYER

Erwan Le Morhedec

Born 1976

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11147 THEATRE

Irène Bonnaud

Born 1971

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11154 DRIVER

Harold Primat

Born 1975

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11205 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Pascale Consigny

Born 1973

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11206 FOOTBALL

Didier Thimothée

Born 1970

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11210 ACTOR

Moana Ferré

Born 1970

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11215 SINGER

Ronney Abramson

Born 1971

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11224 COMPOSER

Cyrille Aufort

Born 1974

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11288 FOOTBALL

Alexandre Moreno

Born 1977

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11293 MUSIC

Sébastien Hoog

Born 1973

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11296 ARTIST

Jérôme d'Aviau

Born 1970

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11318 SINGER

Thomas Pitiot

Born 1975

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11345 ACTOR

Sarah Bertrand

Born 1973

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11375 JOURNALIST

Caroline Broué

Born 1972

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11379 ACTOR

Olivier Bénard

Born 1973

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11415 CONDUCTOR

Rémy Ballot

Born 1977

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11450 CONDUTTRICE

Veronica Maya

Born 1977

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11455 ARTIST

Clarisse Hahn

Born 1973

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11476 CONDUCTOR

Hélène Bouchez

Born 1973

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11519 WRITER

Philippe Adam

Born 1970

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11528 ATHLETIC

Valérie Guiyoule

Born 1972

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11558 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Cyril Marcigny

Born 1970

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11572 ARTIST

Aurélien Morinière

Born 1975

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11610 JOURNALIST

Tania Bruna-Rosso

Born 1978

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11661 MODEL

Patricia Spehar

Born 1975

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11669 PAINTER

Pro176

Born 1976

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11682 PUBLISHER

Aurélien Masson

Born 1975

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11685 PUBLISHER

Stéphane Marsan

Born 1970

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11699 WRITER

Benoît Minville

Born 1978

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11733 COMPOSER

Fabien Nataf

Born 1972

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11761 ILLUSTRATOR

Julien Delval

Born 1972

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11768 FILM

Audrey Goutard

Born 1971

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11790 WRITER

Karim Madani (écrivain)

Born 1972

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11797 PAINTER

Stéphane Montefiore

Born 1971

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11798 ARCHITECT

Hervé Tordjman

Born 1975

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11801 PAINTER

Jerome Lagarrigue

Born 1973

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11803 ACTOR

Marie Rémond

Born 1978

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11819 PROFESSOR

Fabrice Tourre

Born 1979

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11826 ACTOR

Paul Périer

Born 1975

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11827 ACTOR

Nadir Legrand

Born 1971

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11833 ARTIST

Stéphane Levallois

Born 1970

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11838 FILM

Romuald Sciora

Born 1970

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11868 WRITER

Christine Pompéï

Born 1971

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11878 JOCKEY

Stéphane Pasquier

Born 1978

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11892 POLITICIAN

Astrid Panosyan

Born 1971

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11916 BANK

Nicolas Namias

Born 1976

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11937 ADVOCATE

Patrice Spinosi

Born 1972

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11940 ACTOR

Anne-Élisabeth Blateau

Born 1976

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11943 SCREENWRITER

François Uzan

Born 1978

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11950 NOVELIST

Isabelle Stibbe

Born 1974

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