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Famous people · Val d'Arry, Calvados
One famous person was born in Val d'Arry
The footballer Yvan Lebourgeois was born in 1962. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Just 8 mi away, Les Monts d'Aunay’s list holds 7 names, Anaïs Bescond the best known.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yvan Lebourgeois
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1962
Yvan Lebourgeois
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Val d'Arry
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Les Monts d'Aunay’s, with 7.
Les Monts d'Aunay · 8 miAnaïs Bescond & 6 morePHThury-Harcourt-le-Hom · 9 miPaul Héroult & 4 moreRAVillers-Bocage · 5 miRaymond Anne & 2 more
Verson · 6 miCharles-Alfred Bertauld & 2 more
Fleury-sur-Orne · 9 miNicole Oresme & 2 more
Saint-Martin-de-May · 9 miArlette Ben Hamo & 1 moreALFontaine-Étoupefour · 5 miAntoine LepeltierCMThue et Mue · 7 miColette Marin-CatherineQuestions about famous people from Val d'Arry
Who is the most famous person from Val d'Arry?
Yvan Lebourgeois (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Val d'Arry?
1 people born in Val d'Arry have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Val d'Arry known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Val d'Arry?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Val d'Arry 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)
- Anaïs Bescond: Miceman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles-Alfred Bertauld: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Oresme: Nicole Oresme / Aristotle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlette Ben Hamo: Basket magazine, 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.