Éterville has no famous person on record yet
Just 4 mi away, Caen’s list holds 366 names, Daniel François Esprit Auber the best known. 122 of the towns in Calvados list at least one person. The longest list in Calvados is Caen’s, with 366 names. After Caen, the next longest list in Calvados is Lisieux’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Éterville (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Éterville yet.
Famous people born near Éterville
The most names next door are in Caen: 366.
Verson · 2 miCharles-Alfred Bertauld & 2 more
Fleury-sur-Orne · 2 miNicole Oresme & 2 more
Saint-Martin-de-May · 4 miArlette Ben Hamo & 1 moreJVMondeville · 5 miJean Vallée & 1 moreALFontaine-Étoupefour · 1 miAntoine LepeltierJMBretteville-sur-Odon · 2 miJack Mutel
Ifs · 3 miRobert TournièresQuestions about famous people from Éterville
Who counts as from Éterville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Éterville 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)
- Charles-Alfred Bertauld: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Oresme: Nicole Oresme / Aristotle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlette Ben Hamo: Basket magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Tournières: Pierre Étienne Lesueur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.