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Science & Medicine
Henri Bénard
1874–1939French physicist
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Famous people · Lieurey, Eure
Lieurey has one famous person on record
The French physicist Henri Bénard was born in 1874. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 10 languages. Just 8 mi away, Pont-Audemer’s list holds 33 names, Laetitia Casta the best known.
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Henri Bénard
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1874
Henri Bénard
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Science & Medicine
1 person
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Born in Lieurey
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Pont-Audemer’s, with 33.
Questions about famous people from Lieurey
Who is the most famous person from Lieurey?
Henri Bénard (French physicist) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lieurey?
1 people born in Lieurey have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lieurey known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Lieurey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lieurey 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.
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Photo credits (2)
- Laetitia Casta: Gilzetbase, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Batho: Omazeaud, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.