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Jean Valjean

Book character
Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his sister's... Wikipedia
Notable aliases: Monsieur Leblanc, Monsieur Madeleine, Prisoner 24601, and more
Born: 1769
Children: Cosette (adoptive daughter; no legal or blood relation)