49.4430° N, 1.1025° E
ROUEN
Most Famous People Born in Rouen, France
- Notable people
- 943
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1845
- Most distinctive
- Explorer 6.8×
The Norman capital and deep-water Seine port, running from medieval Plantagenet births through the Ancien Régime bourgeoisie to the Impressionist Seine valley. The outsized Explorer count descends from the Dieppois and Norman navigators who ran the 16th-century Newfoundland cod trade, while the thick Architect, Painter, and Poet benches mark the cathedral-and-studio culture that drew the Impressionists here. The Botanist bump is a quieter surprise from the city's 18th-century Jardin des Plantes tradition.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Rouen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Rouen Is Known For
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Politician is Rouen's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (127).
Rouen over-indexes on explorer — 6.8× the global rate.
Rouen under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Rouen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Charles Louis Élie Lefebvre
1773 - 1861
Jean-Guillaume Bernard Vauquelin
1748 - 1823
Jean-Baptiste Duperré du Veneur
1724 - 1811
Pierre Dufaur de Gavardie
1890 - 1966
Jean-Louis-Thomas Heurtault de Lammerville
1733 - 1794
Jean Éon (résistant)
1915 - 1945
Hervé Girette
Born 1951
Tristan Lemoine
Born 1985
Amédée Marc
1802 - 1870
Louis Aimable Jean Baptiste Bertran
1763 - 1819
Thomas-Barthélemy Le Couteulx
1714 - 1791
Charles Nicolas Adrien Delanney
1761 - 1799
Xavier-Félix Lallemant
1729 - 1810
Florence Thomas
Born 1943
Daniel Pellerin
Born 1941
Maurice Lenfant
1902 - 1979
Matías Pipet
1826 - 1886
Jacques Mauger (médailleur)
Born 1658
Édouard Fontenilliat
1792 - 1869
Bernard Legrand (maître verrier)
Died 1995
Alexandre Bache
1780 - 1848
Adrien Lemaître (peintre)
1863 - 1944
Amand-Louis Tardieu
1807 - 1867
Pierre Jacques Amable Levavasseur
1726 - 1802
Raoul Leroy
1908 - 2003
René Willig
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Isabelle Demoy
Born 1957
Fernand Hamelet
1884 - 1955
Jean-Benjamin Houël
1776 - 1853
Michel Chesneau
1757 - 1832
Charles Maillet du Boullay
1829 - 1891
Guillaume Guérante
1494 - 1574
Paul Torchy
1897 - 1925
Raoul Aubé
1846 - 1921
Élie Courtonne
1806 - 1887
Roger Pruvost
Died 1962
Alexandre Pinchon
Born 1815
Charles Fleury (architecte)
1828 - 1899
Charles Touzet
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Maurice Gomont
1839 - 1909
Pierre Rivard (architecte)
1905 - 1988
Marcel de Baillehache
1846 - 1906
Émile Aubry (printer)
1829 - 1900