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Famous people · Canisy, Manche

Jean-Pierre Leguay is the only name on the Canisy list

In 1938, the French historian Jean-Pierre Leguay was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. A short trip away, Saint-Lô (4 mi) counts 60 famous people, Urbain Le Verrier among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Leguay
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1938
Jean-Pierre Leguay
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Canisy

JL#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-Pierre Leguay

1938–2013

French historian (1938-2013)

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Canisy, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Canisy

Who is the most famous person from Canisy?

Jean-Pierre Leguay (French historian (1938-2013)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Canisy?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Canisy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Canisy 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.