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Jean-Marie Loret

1918 - 1985

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Jean-Marie Loret (né Lobjoie; 18 or 25 March 1918 – 13 February 1985) was a French railway worker and allegedly Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's illegitimate son. According to Loret, his mother revealed to him in 1948 (a few years before her death) that Hitler was the "unknown German soldier" with whom she conceived a child during World War I. Hitler's valet Heinz Linge claimed in his memoirs that he witnessed Heinrich Himmler speak over the phone with Hitler, implying he wanted to find a woman and her son in their French village. Loret's claim was backed by German historian Werner Maser, who first brought the claim to public attention in 1977 following an article in Zeitgeschichte magazine. Loret published his own autobiography, Ton père s'appelait Hitler [Your father was called Hitler] in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Marie Loret is the 55th most popular celebrity (up from 56th in 2019), the 2,127th most popular biography from France (down from 2,024th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Jean-Marie Loret ranks 55 out of 265. Before him are Emilie Louise Flöge, María Capovilla, Edie Sedgwick, Kim Peek, Philippe Petit, and Paris Hilton. After him are Joseph Meister, Dan Inosanto, Michel Lotito, Elizabeth Stride, Jess McMahon, and Kim Ung-yong.

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Among people born in 1918, Jean-Marie Loret ranks 92. Before him are E. Howard Hunt, Cicely Saunders, Lucian Pulvermacher, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Philip José Farmer, and Thomas Gordon. After him are Ian Stevenson, Dora Ratjen, Gara Garayev, Antonín Mrkos, Huber Matos, and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 1985, Jean-Marie Loret ranks 68. Before him are Michael Redgrave, Eric Voegelin, David Byron, Hermann Priess, Birabongse Bhanudej, and Cus D'Amato. After him are Axel Springer, Matti Järvinen, Wellington Koo, Nicolas Frantz, Eugene Ormandy, and Vasyl Stus.

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Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Loret ranks 2,127 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Cochet (1901), Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788), Jeanne Lanvin (1867), Alan Stivell (1944), Barthélemy Catherine Joubert (1769), and Ravachol (1859). After him are Jacques de Morgan (1857), Jehanne D'Alcy (1865), Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711), William de Longchamp (1101), Jean Françaix (1912), and Alexandre Astruc (1923).

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Among celebrities born in France, Jean-Marie Loret ranks 5. Before him are Jeanne Calment (1875), Blanche Monnier (1849), Marie Duplessis (1824), and Philippe Petit (1949). After him are Joseph Meister (1876), Michel Lotito (1950), Nicolas Chopin (1771), Denise Perrier (1935), Apollonie Sabatier (1822), Sébastien Foucan (1974), and Iris Mittenaere (1993).

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