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Famous people · Cambremer, Calvados

Cambremer’s famous people span 146 years: 3 births from 1743 to 1889

Charles Tranquille Colas, the French sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The French politician Louis Dubois du Bais ranks second, ahead of Richard Prentout. Of its neighbours, Lisieux, 8 mi away, lists the most: 57, Nicolas Batum first. The list’s best known name, Charles Tranquille Colas, dates from 1839.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Tranquille Colas
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1743
Louis Dubois du Bais
Youngest
1889
Richard Prentout
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Cambremer

Leaders take two of the three places.

CC#1
Writing & Arts

Charles Tranquille Colas

1839–1890

French sculptor

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

Louis Dubois du Bais

1743–1834

French politician (1743-1834)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
RP#3
Politics & Law

Richard Prentout

1889–1976

French politician (1889–1976)

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

What Cambremer is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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, Lisieux lists the most people: 57.

Questions about famous people from Cambremer

Who is the most famous person from Cambremer?

Charles Tranquille Colas (French sculptor) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Dubois du Bais and Richard Prentout.

How many famous people were born in Cambremer?

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

What is Cambremer known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cambremer?

Louis Dubois du Bais, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.

Who counts as from Cambremer?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cambremer 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 (2)

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.