Le Havre, Normandy
1. Jaylen Hoard (1999)
Basketball Player
Small forward who committed to play for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for the 2018-19 season, becoming just the third 5-star recruit in the program's history. He was one of the most...
2. Jean Dubuffet (1901)
French Painter
Painter and sculptor whose humanistic aesthetic incorporated elements of low art. Also known for his collaboration with musician Jasun Martz on "The Pillory," an avant-garde symphony.
3. Laurent Ruquier (1963)
French Broadcaster
A French comedian and personality who is most recognized for hosting the radio program Close The Window For Mosquitoes, among others.
4. Patrick Demarchelier (1943)
French Fashion Photographer
Fashion photographer who has worked with Vogue and Harper's Bazaar since 1992. The French Minister of Culture honored him as Officer in l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007. He has more...
5. Germaine Cernay (1900)
Opera Singer (mezzo-soprano)
Germaine Cernay born Germaine Pointu was a French mezzo soprano who was active both in the opera house and on the concert platform.
6. Renée Simonot (1911)
French Actress
7. Olivier Davidas (1981)
Footballer
Olivier Davidas is a French defender who currently plays for Ligue 2 side Gazélec Ajaccio.
8. Jean-Paul Lecoq (1958)
French Politician
Jean-Paul Lecoq is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Seine-Maritime department and is a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine.
9. Elvire Murail (Unknow)
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10. Louis-Joseph Faure (1760)
French Judge
Louis-Joseph Faure was a French jurist and politician who was one of the four authors of the Napoleonic Code. He was born in Le Havre and became a judge in...
11. Roberto Frigerio (1938)
Footballer
Roberto Frigerio is a Swiss football forward who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.
12. Pierre Courant (1897)
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Pierre Courant was a French politician. He belonged first to the Independent Republicans and then to the National Centre of Independents and Peasants. He has successively been France minister of...
13. Matthias Lepiller (1988)
Footballer
Matthias Lepiller is a French footballer who plays in Italy for Novara Calcio as a forward.
14. Gaël Angoula (1982)
French Footballer
Gaël Angoula is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Angers SCO in Ligue 2. His brother Aldo Angoula is also a professional football player.
15. Yoann Arquin (1988)
Footballer
Yoann Axel Cyriac Arquin is a professional footballer who plays for Ross County as a centre forward.
16. Mathieu Baudry (1988)
Association Football Player
Mathieu Marian Ghislain Baudry is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leyton Orient. He started his footballing career at the Le Havre academy where his father was...
17. Marie-Aude Murail (Unknow)
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Marie-Aude Murail is a French children's writer born in Le Havre on May 6 1954. Her father Gerard Murail is a poet and her mother Marie-Thérèse Barrois a journalist. One...
18. Bruno Le Stum (1959)
French Athlete
Bruno Le Stum is a retired French long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. He was born in Le Havre but represented the club Montpellier PSC....
19. Thierry Peponnet (1959)
Sailor
Thierry Peponnet is a French sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1988 Summer special Olympics in Seoul together with Luc Pillot....
20. Pierre-Joseph-Denis-Guillaume Faure (1726)
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21. Albert Le Play (1842)
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22. Paul Beauregard (1853)
Actor
23. Antoine Rufenacht (1939)
French Politician
Antoine Rufenacht is a French right-wing politician and former mayor of Le Havre. He is the UMP mayor of Le Havre and president of the local city community he took...
24. Guillaume Le Touze (1968)
Writer
Guillaume Le Touze is a French writer.
25. Jean-Michel Boucheron (Charente politician) (1946)
French Politician
Jean-Michel Boucheron is a French politician formerly a member of the National Assembly of France (1978-1988 mayor of Angoulême and briefly Secretary of State for Local Authorities. He represented a...
26. Samuel Contesti (1983)
Figure Skater
Samuel Contesti is a French-Italian former competitive figure skater. He originally competed for France then switched to Italy after the 2006-07 season. He is the 2009 European silver medalist and...
27. Amadou Alassane (1983)
Footballer
Amadou Alassane is a French born Mauritanian football striker. He last played for the Ligue 1 club Le Havre AC.
28. Julien Faubert (1983)
French Footballer
Julien Faubert is a French footballer who currently plays right back or midfielder for Bordeaux. Faubert started his footballing career in France with Cannes before moving to Bordeaux. In 2007...
29. Alexis Bertin (1980)
Footballer
Alexis Bertin is a professional footballer. Currently he plays in the Championnat National for FC Martigues. Bertin has also played for French Ligue 2 side Le Havre and English League...
30. Sébastien Cuvier (1970)
Footballer
Sébastien Cuvier is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. During a playing career spanning almost 20 years he assisted 12 different clubs mostly in the French...
31. Sébastien Levicq (1971)
French Athlete
Sébastien Levicq is a French decathlete.
32. Maka Mary (1989)
Footballer
Maka Mary is a French professional football player who plays for Ligue 1 club SC Bastia. He made his professional debut for Le Havre AC on May 3 2009 in...
33. Gueïda Fofana (1991)
Footballer
Gueïda Fofana is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon in Ligue 1. He is a French youth international and has captained at all levels of...
34. Georges de Scudéry (1601)
French Writer
Georges de Scudéry the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry was a French novelist dramatist and poet.
35. Casimir Delavigne (1793)
French Poet And Dramatist
Jean-François Casimir Delavigne was a French poet and dramatist.
36. Madeleine De Scudéry (1607)
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37. Guillaume Leduey (1989)
French Linguist
Guillaume Leduey is a French linguist and polyglot from Le Havre France and also a sculptor. Leduey is known for studying the extinct Eyak language and active participation in the...
38. Dimitri Dragin (1984)
Olympic Judoka Of France
Dimitri Dragin is a French judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's extra lightweight division. He is regarded as having some of the best ashi waza...
39. Nicolas Besch (1984)
French Ice Hockey Player
Nicolas Besch is a professional French ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok of the Polska Hokej Liga. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World...
40. Raymond Queneau (1903)
French Poet
Raymond Queneau was a French novelist poet and co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle notable for his wit and his cynical humour.
41. Michel Quoist (Unknow)
French Writer
Michel Quoist was a French Catholic priest theologian and writer most known for his bestselling book Prayers of Life first published in French in 1954.
42. Eric Whelpton (1894)
English Writer
Eric Whelpton was the son of the Revd George Whelpton minister of Trinity Methodist church Abingdon.
43. Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville (1746)
French Writer
Jean-Baptiste François Xavier Cousin De Grainville was a French writer who wrote a seminal work of fantasy literature: Le Dernier Homme . This was the first modern novel to depict...
44. Jacques-François Ancelot (1794)
French Dramatist And Litterateur
Jacques-Arsène-Polycarpe-François Ancelot was a French dramatist and litterateur.
45. Martial Gueroult (1891)
French Philosopher
Martial Gueroult was a French philosopher of the early and mid- 20th Century. His primary areas of research were in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy as well as the history of...
46. Sandrine Chiotti-Palmer (1963)
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47. Tristan Murail (1947)
French Composer
Tristan Murail is a French composer associated with the spectral technique of composition.
48. Guillaume Beuzelin (1979)
Footballer
Guillaume Beuzelin is a French former professional footballer. He played for Le Havre AS Beauvais Hibernian Coventry City Hamilton Academical and Olympiakos Nicosia.
49. Aldo Angoula (1981)
Footballer
Aldo Angoula is a French football Defender currently playing for French Ligue 1 side Évian Thonon Gaillard FC.