Litteau has no famous person on record yet
A short trip away, Saint-Lô (8 mi) counts 60 famous people, Urbain Le Verrier among them. Famous people are on record for 122 of the towns in Calvados. 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 Litteau (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 Litteau as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Litteau
Of the towns around it, Saint-Lô has the most on record: 60.
Questions about famous people from Litteau
Who counts as from Litteau?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Litteau 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)
- Urbain Le Verrier: User Magnus Manske on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques de Monaco: Nicolas de Largillière, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean de Brébeuf: Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913, 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.