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Famous people · Fleury-sur-Orne, Calvados

Fleury-sur-Orne’s famous people span 612 years: 3 births from 1320 to 1932

Best known of all is Nicole Oresme, written about in 49 languages. Behind the leader come Pierre Gouget and Jean-Pierre François de Chazot. The nearest list is in Caen, 2 mi away: 366 names, starting with Daniel François Esprit Auber. Nicole Oresme, the best known, was born in 1320.

#1 best knownNicole OresmeWriting & Arts · 1320–1382
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicole Oresme
49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1320
Nicole Oresme
Youngest
1932
Pierre Gouget
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person

What stands out about Fleury-sur-Orne’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Fleury-sur-Orne

Nicole Oresme leads with articles in 49 languages, ahead of Pierre Gouget (7) and Jean-Pierre François de Chazot (2).

Nicole Oresme#1
Writing & Arts

Nicole Oresme

1320–1382

14th century French philosopher and bishop

49 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Gouget#2
Sports

Pierre Gouget

1932–2003

French cyclist (1932-2003)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JC#3
Military

Jean-Pierre François de Chazot

1739–1797

French general

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Fleury-sur-Orne is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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 Fleury-sur-Orne

Who is the most famous person from Fleury-sur-Orne?

Nicole Oresme (14th century French philosopher and bishop) is the best known by our measure: 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Gouget and Jean-Pierre François de Chazot.

How many famous people were born in Fleury-sur-Orne?

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

What is Fleury-sur-Orne known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fleury-sur-Orne?

Nicole Oresme, born in 1320. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Fleury-sur-Orne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fleury-sur-Orne 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 (5)

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.