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Famous people · Lingèvres, Calvados

Victor Petitgrand, born in 1841, is Lingèvres’ famous person on record

The French architect Victor Petitgrand was born in 1841. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Of its neighbours, Bayeux, 7 mi away, lists the most: 54, Frédéric Née first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor Petitgrand
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
Victor Petitgrand
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Lingèvres

VP#1
Writing & Arts

Victor Petitgrand

1841–1898

French architect (1841–1898)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Bayeux’s, at 54 names.

Questions about famous people from Lingèvres

Who is the most famous person from Lingèvres?

Victor Petitgrand (French architect (1841–1898)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Lingèvres?

1 people born in Lingèvres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Lingèvres known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Lingèvres?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lingèvres 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).

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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.