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Famous people · Bénouville, Calvados

Gérard Lenorman tops a list of 5 famous people born in Bénouville

At the top of the list is the French singer Gérard Lenorman, covered in 21 languages. Close behind are Thierry Marie and André Guesdon. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Over 82 years of births, the list goes from Denyse Le Lasseur (1889) to Louis-Karim Nébati (1971).

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gérard Lenorman
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1889
Denyse Le Lasseur
Youngest
1971
Louis-Karim Nébati
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Bénouville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Bénouville’s famous people were born

The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Denyse Le LasseurLouis-Karim NébatiGérard Lenorman
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Bénouville

Two of the three are athletes.

GL#1
Music

Gérard Lenorman

born 1945

French singer

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
TM#2
Sports

Thierry Marie

born 1963

French racing cyclist

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#3
Sports

André Guesdon

1948–2020

Footballer (1948–2020)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Bénouville is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Bénouville

2 more, from 1889 to 1971.

LN

Louis-Karim Nébati

born 1971

French actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
DL

Denyse Le Lasseur

1889–1945

French archeologist, orientalist (1889-1945)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Bénouville

Who is the most famous person from Bénouville?

Gérard Lenorman (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thierry Marie and André Guesdon.

How many famous people were born in Bénouville?

5 people born in Bénouville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Bénouville known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bénouville?

Denyse Le Lasseur, born in 1889. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.

Who counts as from Bénouville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bénouville 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 (1)

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.