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Famous people · Villerville, Calvados

Villerville is the birthplace of 4 famous people

The best known is the French actor Bertrand Bonvoisin, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are Jeanine Bonvoisin and Élodie Callac. Fewer than a quarter of the 122 towns in Calvados with famous people list more. Over 53 years of births, the list goes from Jeanine Bonvoisin (1926) to Élodie Callac (1979).

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bertrand Bonvoisin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1926
Jeanine Bonvoisin
Youngest
1979
Élodie Callac
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Villerville

By how many languages cover them, Bertrand Bonvoisin comes first (2), then Jeanine Bonvoisin (2) and Élodie Callac (2).

BB#1
Film, TV & Stage

Bertrand Bonvoisin

1951–1991

French actor (1951-1991)

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

Jeanine Bonvoisin

1926–1996

French politician (1926–1996)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉC#3
Science & Medicine

Élodie Callac

born 1979

French meteorologist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Villerville’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 1 births.

The 20th centuryToday19502000Michel OriotÉlodie CallacBertrand Bonvoisin
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineSports

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

Known for

What Villerville is known for

1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Villerville

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Villerville

Who is the most famous person from Villerville?

Bertrand Bonvoisin (French actor (1951-1991)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jeanine Bonvoisin and Élodie Callac.

How many famous people were born in Villerville?

4 people born in Villerville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Villerville known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Villerville?

Jeanine Bonvoisin, born in 1926. The youngest on the list was born in 1979.

Who counts as from Villerville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villerville 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 (6)

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.