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Famous people · Audrieu, Calvados

2 famous people call Audrieu their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French general Jacques Berthault, covered in one language. The other is Pierre Thomine-Desmazures, the French politician. For more famous names, Caen is 10 mi away: its list has 366, led by Daniel François Esprit Auber. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jacques Berthault, born in 1733, the newest to Pierre Thomine-Desmazures, born in 1791.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Berthault
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1733
Jacques Berthault
Youngest
1791
Pierre Thomine-Desmazures
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Audrieu

JB#1
Military

Jacques Berthault

1733–1799

French general (1733-1799)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PT#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Thomine-Desmazures

1791–1866

French politician (1791-1866)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Audrieu is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Caen lists the most people: 366.

Questions about famous people from Audrieu

Who is the most famous person from Audrieu?

Jacques Berthault (French general (1733-1799)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Thomine-Desmazures.

How many famous people were born in Audrieu?

2 people born in Audrieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Audrieu known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Audrieu?

Jacques Berthault, born in 1733. The youngest on the list was born in 1791.

Who counts as from Audrieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Audrieu 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.

Why is someone missing?

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.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.