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Famous people · La Haye-Malherbe, Eure

La Haye-Malherbe has one famous person on record

In 1878, the French actor Gaston Mauger was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their story is told in 4 languages. André Maurois tops the 52 names on record in Elbeuf, 5 mi away.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gaston Mauger
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1878
Gaston Mauger
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in La Haye-Malherbe

GM#1
Film, TV & Stage

Gaston Mauger

1878–1954

French actor

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Elbeuf’s, at 52 names.

Questions about famous people from La Haye-Malherbe

Who is the most famous person from La Haye-Malherbe?

Gaston Mauger (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in La Haye-Malherbe?

1 people born in La Haye-Malherbe have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 La Haye-Malherbe known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who counts as from La Haye-Malherbe?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Haye-Malherbe 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)

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.