Famous people born near Soignolles
So far, no famous person on record was born in Soignolles. Falaise, 9 mi away, has 32 on its list, the best known Guillaume le Conquérant. In all of Calvados, the famous people on record come from 122 towns. No town in Calvados lists more than Caen, with 366.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Soignolles (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soignolles yet.
Famous people born near Soignolles
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Falaise · 9 miGuillaume le Conquérant & 31 moreJASaint-Pierre-en-Auge · 10 miJacques-Pierre Amette & 10 moreRLMézidon Vallée d'Auge · 8 miRobert Leneveu & 1 more
Saint-Martin-de-May · 9 miArlette Ben Hamo & 1 more
Argences · 7 miFrançois Fayt
Ifs · 10 miRobert TournièresJMCormelles-le-Royal · 10 miJules MorièreFBDémouville · 11 miFrançois Antoine BonnetQuestions about famous people from Soignolles
Who counts as from Soignolles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soignolles 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 (4)
- Guillaume le Conquérant: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlette Ben Hamo: Basket magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Fayt: Lutz Edelhoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Tournières: Pierre Étienne Lesueur, 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.