Famous people born near Gavrus
No famous person’s birth in Gavrus is on record yet. Daniel François Esprit Auber heads the list in Caen, 8 mi away, which has 366 names. The longest list of any town in Calvados belongs to Caen, with 366. After Caen, the next longest list in Calvados is Lisieux’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Gavrus (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gavrus as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Gavrus
Caen has the longest list next door: 366.
Verson · 4 miCharles-Alfred Bertauld & 2 moreRAVillers-Bocage · 7 miRaymond Anne & 2 more
Fleury-sur-Orne · 7 miNicole Oresme & 2 more
Saint-Martin-de-May · 7 miArlette Ben Hamo & 1 moreALFontaine-Étoupefour · 3 miAntoine LepeltierJMBretteville-sur-Odon · 6 miJack MutelCMThue et Mue · 6 miColette Marin-CatherineQuestions about famous people from Gavrus
Who counts as from Gavrus?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gavrus 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 (3)
- 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
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.