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Famous people · Mainneville, Eure

2 famous people come from Mainneville, Nathalie Baye the best known

Nathalie Baye, the French actress, is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. The only other name is the French actor Nicole Francis. Of its neighbours, Gisors, 8 mi away, lists the most: 12, Didier Digard first. Born in 1929, Nicole Francis is the first name on record, and Nathalie Baye, born in 1948, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nathalie Baye
50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1929
Nicole Francis
Youngest
1948
Nathalie Baye
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people

What stands out about Mainneville’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Mainneville

NB#1
Film, TV & Stage

Nathalie Baye

1948–2026

French actress (1948–2026)

50 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
NF#2
Film, TV & Stage

Nicole Francis

1929–2020

French actor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Questions about famous people from Mainneville

Who is the most famous person from Mainneville?

Nathalie Baye (French actress (1948–2026)) is the best known by our measure: 50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicole Francis.

How many famous people were born in Mainneville?

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

What is Mainneville known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mainneville?

Nicole Francis, born in 1929. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Mainneville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mainneville 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 (2)

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.