More famous people were born in Orléans than in any other town in Loiret: 368

Robert II de France (King of the Franks from 996 to 1031) is the best known by our measure: 63 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Péguy and Florian Thauvin.

368 people born in Orléans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 601 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 114 of the 368. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Robert II de France, born in 972. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Orléans itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.