People
Orléans is the birthplace of:
- Patrick Barul, football player
- Joelly Belleka, basketball player
- Raoul Blanchard (1877–1965), geographer
- Philippe Chanlot, football player
- Marion Cotillard, actress
- Étienne Dolet (1509–1546), scholar and printer
- Albert Gombault (1844-1904), neurologist
- Jacques Guillemeau (1550–1613), physician
- Gaston d'Illiers (1876–1932), sculptor
- Isaac Jogues (1607–1646), Jesuit missionary
- Stanislas Julien (1797–1873), orientalist
- Gustave Lanson (1857–1934), historian
- Damien Mayenga, football player
- Yven Moyo, football player
- Charles Péguy (1873–1914), poet and essayist
- Antoine Petit (1722-1794), physician
- Robert-Joseph Pothier (1699–1772), jurist
- Lamine Sambe, basketball player
- Yacine Sene, basketball player
- Jean Zay (1904–1944), jurist and politician
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