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Famous people · Terres de Bord, Eure

Terres de Bord has one famous person on record

Max Marchand, the French victim of the OAS, was born in 1911. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Nearby, Elbeuf, 5 mi away, lists 52, led by André Maurois.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Max Marchand
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1911
Max Marchand
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Terres de Bord

MM#1
Science & Medicine

Max Marchand

1911–1962

French victim of the OAS

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Elbeuf has the longest list next door: 52.

Questions about famous people from Terres de Bord

Who is the most famous person from Terres de Bord?

Max Marchand (French victim of the OAS) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Terres de Bord?

1 people born in Terres de Bord 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 Terres de Bord 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 Terres de Bord?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Terres de Bord 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).

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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.