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Famous people · Verson, Calvados

Verson is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Charles-Alfred Bertauld the best known. Arsène Néel is second and Ernest Bourdon de Gramont third. The neighbour with the longest list is Caen, 4 mi away: 366, led by Daniel François Esprit Auber. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.4, while at least half the towns in Calvados list nobody born there.

#1 best knownCharles-Alfred BertauldPolitics & Law · 1812–1882
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Alfred Bertauld
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1805
Ernest Bourdon de Gramont
Youngest
1856
Arsène Néel
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Verson

All three are leaders.

Charles-Alfred Bertauld#1
Politics & Law

Charles-Alfred Bertauld

1812–1882

French politician (1812-1882)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AN#2
Politics & Law

Arsène Néel

1856–1935

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
EG#3
Politics & Law

Ernest Bourdon de Gramont

1805–1847

French colonial administrator (1805-1847)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Caen has the most on record, with 366.

Questions about famous people from Verson

Who is the most famous person from Verson?

Charles-Alfred Bertauld (French politician (1812-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arsène Néel and Ernest Bourdon de Gramont.

How many famous people were born in Verson?

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

What is Verson known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Verson?

Ernest Bourdon de Gramont, born in 1805. The youngest on the list was born in 1856.

Who counts as from Verson?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Verson 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)

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.