48.8047° N, 2.1336° E
VERSAILLES
Most Famous People Born in Versailles, France
- Notable people
- 715
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1868
- Most distinctive
- King 10.7×
The Habsburg-of-the-West residence city, and it reads exactly like one on the page: a Bourbon hothouse whose Aristocrat and King benches index at better than ten times the global baseline, flanked by the expected Architect and Militar cohorts a court town produces to furnish and defend itself. Even after the Revolution it kept generating Playwrights and Composers at a clip most suburbs never manage, a reminder that proximity to power has its own long half-life.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Versailles during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Versailles Is Known For
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Politician is Versailles's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (82).
Versailles over-indexes on king — 10.7× the global rate.
Versailles under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Versailles's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
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- Music
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Pierre-Marie Gerlier
1880 - 1965
Paul Marie André Richaud
1887 - 1968
Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia
1881 - 1985
Jacques de La Presle
1888 - 1969
Marcel Godivier
1887 - 1963
Louis Dunoyer de Segonzac
1880 - 1963
Robert Boudrioz
1887 - 1949
Paul Panhard
1881 - 1969
Emmanuel Gondouin
1883 - 1934
Pierre Vaillandet
1888 - 1971
Pierre Mornand
1884 - 1972
René Burnand
1882 - 1960
Maxime de Margerie
1886 - 1974
Arsène Bical
1884 - 1925
Paul Gruet
1882 - 1939
Henry Dannet
1886 - 1946
Jacques Bignan
1888 - 1973
Jean Périnard
1884 - 1934
John Mary Abbey
1886 - 1931
Léon Saxer
1886 - 1970