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Famous people · Trévières, Calvados

The 2 famous people born in Trévières, led by Octave Mirbeau

Octave Mirbeau is the best known, with articles in 161 languages. The other is Edmond de Laheudrie. Of its neighbours, Bayeux, 9 mi away, lists the most: 54, Frédéric Née first. The list runs from Octave Mirbeau, born in 1848, to Edmond de Laheudrie, born in 1861.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Octave Mirbeau
161 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1848
Octave Mirbeau
Youngest
1861
Edmond de Laheudrie
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people

What stands out about Trévières’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Trévières

OM#1
Writing & Arts

Octave Mirbeau

1848–1917

French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)

161 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EL#2
Writing & Arts

Edmond de Laheudrie

1861–1946

Born 1861; died 1946

2 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 Trévières

Who is the most famous person from Trévières?

Octave Mirbeau (French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)) is the best known by our measure: 161 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond de Laheudrie.

How many famous people were born in Trévières?

2 people born in Trévières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Trévières known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trévières?

Octave Mirbeau, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 1861.

Who counts as from Trévières?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trévières 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.