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Orléans (fra)

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Orléans ranks 718th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salamanca, North Korea, and Cádiz. Memorable people born in Orléans include Robert II of France, Leonard of Noblac, and Charles Péguy. Memorable people who died in Orléans include Francis II of France, Francis, Duke of Guise, and Sigismund of Burgundy. Orléans has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and racing drivers. Orléans is located in France.

Orléans is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the department of Loiret and of the region of Centre-Val de Loire. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 496 and 1993, Orléans was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Robert II of France, Leonard of Noblac, and Charles Péguy. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Orléans including Francis II of France, Francis, Duke of Guise, and Sigismund of Burgundy.

People Born in Orléans

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People Deceased in Orléans

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Orléans were politicians (2), religious figures (2), writers (2), soccer players (2), and physicists (1),  while most who died were politicians (4), racing drivers (2), noblemen (1), biologists (1), and writers (1).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Orléans, including Florian Thauvin and Reynald Pedros. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Orléans, including Robert II of France and Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Orléans since 1700.

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