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Famous people · Mathieu, Calvados

5 famous people were born in Mathieu from 1703 to 1920

The best known is the French chemist Guillaume-François Rouelle, with articles in 16 languages. The French chemist Hilaire-Marin Rouelle ranks second, ahead of Fulgence Fresnel. As early as 1703, Guillaume-François Rouelle was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. Only 13 of the 122 towns in Calvados with anyone on record list more.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume-François Rouelle
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1703
Guillaume-François Rouelle
Youngest
1920
Édouard Tribouillard
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people

What stands out about Mathieu’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Mathieu’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1700s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque17001750180018501900Édouard TribouillardFulgence FresnelHilaire-Marin Rouelle
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Mathieu

Guillaume-François Rouelle leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Hilaire-Marin Rouelle (16) and Fulgence Fresnel (11).

GR#1
Science & Medicine

Guillaume-François Rouelle

1703–1770

French chemist (1703-1770)

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HR#2
Science & Medicine

Hilaire-Marin Rouelle

1718–1779

French chemist

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FF#3
Politics & Law

Fulgence Fresnel

1795–1855

French Orientalist (1795-1855)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Mathieu is known for

Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 8.3 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mathieu

A further 2 follow, born between 1908 and 1920.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Caen’s, with 366.

Questions about famous people from Mathieu

Who is the most famous person from Mathieu?

Guillaume-François Rouelle (French chemist (1703-1770)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hilaire-Marin Rouelle and Fulgence Fresnel.

How many famous people were born in Mathieu?

5 people born in Mathieu have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Mathieu known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mathieu?

Guillaume-François Rouelle, born in 1703. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.

Who counts as from Mathieu?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mathieu 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 (1)

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.