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SAINT-ETIENNE

Most Famous People Born in Saint-Etienne, France

Notable people
446
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1935
Most distinctive
Philosopher 6.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Saint-Etienne during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Saint-Etienne Is Known For

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Politician is Saint-Etienne's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (78).

Saint-Etienne over-indexes on philosopher — 6.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician78
  2. Football36
  3. Painter23
  4. Actor21
  5. Writer18
  6. Sport14
  7. Artist10
  8. Philosopher10
  1. Philosopher106.3×
  2. Sculptor82.8×
  3. Artist102.2×
  4. Poet102.2×
  5. Painter232.0×
  6. Sport141.9×
  7. Athletic91.8×
  8. Business81.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0003 ARTIST

Orlan

Born 1947

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0004 SINGER

Bernard Lavilliers

Born 1946

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0017 ACTOR

André Marcon

Born 1948

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0028 SOCIOLOGIST

Monique Pinçon-Charlot

Born 1946

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0044 POET

Paul Fournel

Born 1947

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0045 FOOTBALL

Georges Bereta

Born 1946

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0048 PAINTER

Nicole Claveloux

Born 1940

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0059 PHYSICIST

Françoise Brochard-Wyart

Born 1944

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0063 FOOTBALL

Gabriel De Michèle

Born 1941

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0064 ACTOR

Évelyne Didi

Born 1949

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0066 PRIEST

Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges

Born 1944

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0067 KILLER

Pierre Chanal

1946 - 2003

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0068 POLITICIAN

Gérard Bapt

Born 1946

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0084 POLITICIAN

Guy Chambefort

Born 1944

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0086 JOURNALIST

Julie Leclerc

Born 1949

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0095 ACTOR

Pierre Charras

1945 - 2014

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0100 POLITICIAN

Bernard Fournier

Born 1946

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0108 POLITICIAN

Henry Chabert

1945 - 2017

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0113 ENGINEER

Hubert Zimmermann

1941 - 2012

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0142 CELLIST

Jean Deplace

1944 - 2015

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0148 PLAYWRIGHT

Alain Françon

Born 1945

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0171 JOURNALIST

Annette Kahn

Born 1941

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0172 HISTORIAN

Michelle Zancarini-Fournel

Born 1947

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0173 LAWYER

André Buffard

Born 1948

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0180 ART HISTORIAN

Maurice Fréchuret

Born 1947

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0182 PHOTOGRAPHER

André Chabot

Born 1941

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0190 ACTOR

Jean-Paul Wenzel

Born 1947

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0209 WRITER

Patrick Drevet

Born 1948

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0218 PAINTER

Jean Garonnaire

Born 1945

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0226 PRIEST

Robert Poinard

Born 1948

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0227 ACTOR

Élisabeth Ferrier

Born 1945

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0236 POLITICIAN

Georges Ziegler

Born 1949

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0251 BIOLOGIST

Robert Dantzer

Born 1944

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0263 PAINTER

Gérard Voulouzan

Born 1944

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0277 CHOREOGRAPHER

Anne-Marie Reynaud

1945 - 2009

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0307 WRITER

Monique Jouvancy

Born 1949

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0309 ROMANIST

Claude Longeon

1941 - 1989

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0310 MILITAR

Giora Tzahor

1941 - 2012

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0317 ARTIST

David Morgon

1941 - 2008

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0327 PAINTER

Allain Renoux

Born 1944

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0337 THEATRE

Maurice Galland

Born 1947

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0344 FOOTBALL

Jacques Glyczinski

Born 1944

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0354 INFIRMIÈRE

Annie Babu

Born 1942

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0379 POLITICIAN

Guy Fernandez

1942 - 1989

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0436 PAINTER

Marie-Blanche Bayon

Born 1946

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