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POITIERS

Most Famous People Born in Poitiers, France

Notable people
342
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1908
Most distinctive
Prelate 10.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Poitiers during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Poitiers Is Known For

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Politician is Poitiers's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (69).

Poitiers over-indexes on prelate10.3× the global rate.

Poitiers under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician69
  2. Writer19
  3. Football14
  4. Painter14
  5. Priest11
  6. Journalist11
  7. Lawyer10
  8. Actor9
  1. Prelate610.3×
  2. Photographer53.0×
  3. Poet92.5×
  4. Priest112.2×
  5. Physician52.1×
  6. Journalist112.0×
  7. Politician691.7×
  8. Writer191.7×
  1. Football140.4×
  2. Actor90.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 69 of 342 notable people

0004 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Born 1948

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0018 POLITICIAN

Marie-France Garaud

Born 1934

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0023 POLITICIAN

Antoine Claire Thibaudeau

1763 - 1854

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0039 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Abelin

Born 1950

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0051 POLITICIAN

Arthur Ranc

1831 - 1908

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0063 POLITICIAN

Franck Proust

Born 1963

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0066 POLITICIAN

Alain Claeys

Born 1948

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0072 POLITICIAN

Marcus Sedatius Severianus

105 - 161

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0077 POLITICIAN

Pierre Abelin

1909 - 1977

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0082 POLITICIAN

Alain Fouché

Born 1942

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0086 POLITICIAN

Christophe Borgel

Born 1963

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0105 POLITICIAN

Catherine Guy-Quint

Born 1949

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0111 POLITICIAN

Louis Olivier Bourbeau

1811 - 1877

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0119 POLITICIAN

René Malbrant

1903 - 1961

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0121 POLITICIAN

Louise Saumoneau

1875 - 1950

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0139 POLITICIAN

Jean-Claude Beaulieu

Born 1944

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0158 POLITICIAN

Adrien André

1884 - 1965

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0164 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Fougerat

1953 - 2015

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0174 POLITICIAN

Aristide Couteaux

1835 - 1906

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0184 POLITICIAN

Charles Brault

1752 - 1833

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0190 POLITICIAN

Pierre-François Piorry

1758 - 1847

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0192 POLITICIAN

Marie-Félix Faulcon de La Parisière

1758 - 1843

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0198 POLITICIAN

René Lecesve

1733 - 1791

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0200 POLITICIAN

François-Charles Merveilleux du Vignaux

1828 - 1914

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0202 POLITICIAN

André Berthol

Born 1939

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0205 POLITICIAN

Pierre Barbedette

1827 - 1901

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0208 POLITICIAN

Pierre Vertadier

1912 - 1995

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0211 POLITICIAN

Charles Esprit Marie de La Bourdonnaye

1753 - 1840

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0214 POLITICIAN

Pierre Hulin

1882 - 1944

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0222 POLITICIAN

Léopold Thézard

1840 - 1907

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0226 POLITICIAN

Jean Guillon (homme politique)

1908 - 1974

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0228 POLITICIAN

Michel-Pascal Creuzé-Dufresne

1736 - 1804

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0229 POLITICIAN

François Lecointre (homme politique)

1840 - 1931

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0230 POLITICIAN

Joseph-Emmanuel-Auguste-François de Lambertye —

1748 - 1819

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0232 POLITICIAN

Paul Maulion

1875 - 1946

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0233 POLITICIAN

Alcide Treille

1844 - 1922

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0237 POLITICIAN

Camille Bazille

1854 - 1900

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0239 POLITICIAN

Luc Levesque

1902 - 1976

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0241 POLITICIAN

René Métayer

1912 - 1992

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0245 POLITICIAN

Louis Brault

1749 - 1830

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0246 POLITICIAN

Jean-Marie Aymé de La Chevrelière

1858 - 1930

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0247 POLITICIAN

Eugène Lecointre

1826 - 1902

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0248 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Macaire

Born 1956

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0250 POLITICIAN

Georges Roche

1836 - 1901

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0254 POLITICIAN

Marc Horace Demarçay

1813 - 1866

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0255 POLITICIAN

Aimé Tranchand

1880 - 1947

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0259 POLITICIAN

Pierre Louis Tribert

1781 - 1853

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0263 POLITICIAN

Alexandre Chevallon

1798 - 1874

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0266 POLITICIAN

Jacques Étienne de Laurenceau

1815 - 1873

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0279 POLITICIAN

Joseph Dupont-Minoret

1774 - 1833

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0280 POLITICIAN

René Hyacinthe Thibaudeau

1737 - 1813

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0283 POLITICIAN

Claude de La Châtre

1734 - 1821

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0284 POLITICIAN

Louis-Jean-Joseph Laurence

1745 - 1804

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0289 POLITICIAN

Denis Barbault de La Motte

1769 - 1850

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0294 POLITICIAN

Isabelle Douteau

1914 - 2004

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0297 POLITICIAN

Charles Dupont

1808 - 1854

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0298 POLITICIAN

Jacques Servant

1850 - 1926

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0301 POLITICIAN

Henri Gallet (homme politique, 1900-1996)

1900 - 1996

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0303 POLITICIAN

Frédéric Godet (homme politique)

1850 - 1932

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0305 POLITICIAN

Gérard de Montjou

1903 - 1998

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0306 POLITICIAN

Achille Chazaud

1808 - 1887

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0307 POLITICIAN

Sylvain Drault

1795 - 1848

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0308 POLITICIAN

Georges de Marsay

1743 - 1796

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0309 POLITICIAN

Victor Surreaux

1850 - 1930

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0314 POLITICIAN

Charles de Lescours

1803 - 1868

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0315 POLITICIAN

Gabriel-Opportune Rampillon

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0318 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Marie Irland de Bazoges

1750 - 1818

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0321 POLITICIAN

Louis Ripault (homme politique)

1877 - 1953

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0322 POLITICIAN

Jacques Laurence-Dumail

Born 1749

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