49.2653° N, 4.0286° E

REIMS

Most Famous People Born in Reims, France

Notable people
557
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1903
Most distinctive
Manufacturer 30.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Reims Is Known For

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Politician is Reims's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (71).

Reims over-indexes on manufacturer30.7× the global rate.

Reims under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician71
  2. Football36
  3. Painter26
  4. Actor23
  5. Writer20
  6. Architect16
  7. Historian15
  8. Priest14
  1. Manufacturer630.7×
  2. Architect163.2×
  3. Rower62.9×
  4. Historian152.5×
  5. Artist142.5×
  6. Poet132.3×
  7. Officer82.2×
  8. Physician71.8×
  1. Football360.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0018 SOCIOLOGIST

Didier Eribon

Born 1953

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0084 WRITER

Olivier Poivre d'Arvor

Born 1958

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0090 POLITICIAN

Frédéric de Saint-Sernin

Born 1958

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0095 ENTREPRENEUR

Philippe Varin

Born 1952

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0109 POLITICIAN

Yves Détraigne

Born 1954

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0116 CHEMIST

Janine Cossy

Born 1950

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0135 ENTREPRENEUR

Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger

Born 1953

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0156 COMPOSER

Laurent Cuniot

Born 1957

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0162 ARTIST

Jean-Luc Moulène

Born 1955

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0168 METEOROLOGIST

Louis Bodin

Born 1957

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0176 DESSINATEUR

Patrice Sanahujas

1952 - 1996

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0200 HISTORIAN

François Cochet

Born 1954

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0219 DRIVER

Philippe Haezebrouck

Born 1954

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0221 POLITICIAN

Nicole Thomas-Mauro

Born 1951

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0259 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Longeot

1956 - 2014

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0280 POLITICIAN

Jean-Frantz Taittinger

Born 1951

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0291 FOOTBALL

Ghislaine Royer-Souef

Born 1953

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0314 DIPLOMAT

Fabrice Delloye

Born 1951

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0343 WRITER

Pierre Patrolin

Born 1957

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0349 POLITICIAN

Francis Falala

Born 1955

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0371 JOURNALIST

Yves Decaens

Born 1957

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0393 PHOTOGRAPHER

André Pelle

Born 1950

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0410 PRODUCER

Gérard Drouot

Born 1952

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0413 FOOTBALL

Maryse Lesieur

Born 1950

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0437 WRITER

Jean-Luc Demarty

Born 1952

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0477 FOOTBALL

Raynald Guegain

Born 1952

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0515 ATHLETIC

Catherine Richard

Born 1956

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0520 AIKIDO

Charles Abelé

1954 - 2006

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0527 CELLIST

Yves Potrel

Born 1950

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