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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.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 62 notable births.

What Versailles Is Known For

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Politician is Versailles's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (82).

Versailles over-indexes on king10.7× the global rate.

Versailles under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician82
  2. Painter34
  3. Actor32
  4. Militar32
  5. Writer29
  6. Architect21
  7. Composer18
  8. Officer16
  1. King1010.7×
  2. Aristocrat1210.0×
  3. Playwright76.3×
  4. Militar323.7×
  5. Officer163.4×
  6. Architect213.3×
  7. Engineer143.1×
  8. Botanist72.4×
  1. Football150.2×

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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  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Music
  • Other
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Showing 12 of 715 notable people

0015 ARISTOCRAT

Élisabeth of France (1764–1794)

1764 - 1794

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0027 ARISTOCRAT

Charles, Duke of Berry (1686–1714)

1686 - 1714

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0038 ARISTOCRAT

Clotilde of France

1759 - 1802

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0040 ARISTOCRAT

Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans

1695 - 1719

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0088 ARISTOCRAT

Marie Victoire de Noailles

1688 - 1766

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0115 ARISTOCRAT

Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon

1693 - 1775

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Marie Anne de Bourbon (1689–1720)

1689 - 1720

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0128 ARISTOCRAT

Adèle d'Osmond

1781 - 1866

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0174 ARISTOCRAT

Xavier, Duke of Aquitaine

1753 - 1754

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0183 ARISTOCRAT

Marie Louise of France (1728–1733)

1728 - 1733

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0212 ARISTOCRAT

Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia

1920 - 2008

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0577 ARISTOCRAT

Carlos de Alençon

1713 - 1713

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