Famous people from Azeville
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Azeville. A short trip away, Valognes (8 mi) counts 38 famous people, Jules Pelouze among them. Across Manche, 123 towns list someone born there. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin has the most of any town in Manche: 178.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Azeville (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azeville yet.
Famous people born near Azeville
Of the towns nearby, Valognes lists the most people: 38.
Questions about famous people from Azeville
Who counts as from Azeville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Azeville 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 (3)
- Jules Pelouze: Pierre Petit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphane Travert: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Basnage de Franquesnay: Giogo, 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.