Born in Rouen
Rouen
Commune in Seine-Maritime, France
Rouen as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. President of France from 2012 to 2017, French writer, French racing driver): François Hollande, Maurice Leblanc, Pierre Gasly and some more.
Celebrities from RouenCelebrities from Rouen
_(cropped).jpg "François Hollande")
.jpg "Thomas Pesquet")
87 Jacques Rivette
French film director, screenwriter and film critic
*March 1st, 1928 †January 29th, 2016, 6th arrondissement of Paris 40
Edward IV of England
King from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483
*April 28th, 1442 †April 9th, 1483, Westminster 69
Joseph-Henri Altès
French composer and flautist
*January 18th, 1826 †July 24th, 1895, rue Oudinot 65
Nicolas-Étienne Framery
French music theorist
*March 25th, 1745 †November 26th, 1810, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris 93
Bernard Antoinette
French association football player (1914-2008)
*March 11th, 1914 †March 4th, 2008, Bois-Guillaume
43 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America
*November 21st, 1643 †March 19th, 1687, Texas
.JPG "Dominique Lebrun")
.jpg "Estelle Lefébure")
58 François Adrien Boieldieu
French composer
*December 15th, 1775 †October 8th, 1834, Varennes-Jarcy
.jpg "Jean Fournet")
95 Jean Fournet
French flutist and conductor (1913–2008)
*April 14th, 1913 †November 3rd, 2008, Hilversum.jpg "Philippe Étancelin")
84 Philippe Étancelin
French racing driver
*December 28th, 1896 †October 13th, 1981, Neuilly-sur-Seine
63 Henry Somm
François Clément Sommier (1844-1907)
*February 29th, 1844 †March 14th, 1907, 9th arrondissement of Paris
72 Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920-1993)
*March 4th, 1920 †February 22nd, 1993, Neuilly-sur-Seine.jpg "Pierre Flaust")
84 Thomas Corneille
French dramatist (1625-1709)
*August 20th, 1625 †December 8th, 1709, Les Andelys
Jonathan_Bertin_02.jpg "Petit Biscuit")
57 André Berthomieu
French screenwriter and film director
*February 16th, 1903 †April 10th, 1960, Vineuil-Saint-Firmin
98 Théodore Monod
French naturalist and explorer (1902-2000)
*April 9th, 1902 †November 22nd, 2000, Versailles
.jpg "Jean-Pascal Mignot")
.jpg "Christophe Bouillon")
99
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)
*February 11th, 1657 †January 9th, 1757, Paris 103
Agnès-Marie Valois
French Roman-Catholic nun and nurse (1914-2018)
*June 30th, 1914 †April 19th, 2018, Martin-Église
56 Benjamin Gaillon
French botanist (1782-1839)
*June 2nd, 1782 †January 4th, 1839, Boulogne-sur-Mer 72
Pierre Rémy Corneille
French politician (1823-1896)
*December 28th, 1823 †December 19th, 1896, 9th arrondissement of Paris 80
Jean de Lamberville
French missionary (1633-1714)
*December 27th, 1633 †February 10th, 1714, Paris
70 Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
French writer, editor
*April 26th, 1711 †September 8th, 1781, AvallonBirthdays of famous people
