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Famous people · Rugles, Eure

Rugles is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Denis Le Maréchal, covered in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French journalist Armand Dutacq, third to Paul-Philémon Fouquet. Fewer than a quarter of the 113 towns in Eure with famous people list more. Just 5 mi away, L'Aigle’s list holds 24 names, Charles-Simon Catel the best known.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Denis Le Maréchal
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Denis Le Maréchal
Youngest
1817
Paul-Philémon Fouquet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Rugles

Leaders take two of the three places.

DM#1
Politics & Law

Denis Le Maréchal

1755–1851

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AD#2
Writing & Arts

Armand Dutacq

1810–1856

French journalist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PF#3
Politics & Law

Paul-Philémon Fouquet

1817–1872

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Rugles is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is L'Aigle’s, at 24 names.

Questions about famous people from Rugles

Who is the most famous person from Rugles?

Denis Le Maréchal (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Armand Dutacq and Paul-Philémon Fouquet.

How many famous people were born in Rugles?

3 people born in Rugles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Rugles known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rugles?

Denis Le Maréchal, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1817.

Who counts as from Rugles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rugles 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.