Famous people born near Ambenay
Of its neighbours, L'Aigle, 7 mi away, lists the most: 24, Charles-Simon Catel first. No entry yet names Ambenay as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 113 of the towns in Eure. Évreux’s 119 names make the longest list in Eure.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Ambenay (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ambenay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Ambenay
L'Aigle leads the towns around it, with 24 names.
Questions about famous people from Ambenay
Who counts as from Ambenay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ambenay 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 (5)
- Charles-Simon Catel: Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pascal Quignard: France Culture au Palais de Tokyo (8625234486).jpg : Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France derivative work: LllC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornu: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Duranton: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmire Vautier: Schaeffelse, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.