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Famous people · Carentan-les-Marais, Manche

Leaders stand out among the 21 famous people born in Carentan-les-Marais

Most widely known is Stéphane Travert, the French politician, with articles in 9 languages. Jean Loret and Philippe Gosselin follow. 9 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. As early as 1595, Jean Loret was born here, one of 9 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownStéphane TravertPolitics & Law · born 1969
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Born here
21
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Stéphane Travert
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1595
Jean Loret
Youngest
1970
Emmanuel Mallet
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people

What stands out about Carentan-les-Marais’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Carentan-les-Marais is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.

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

Through the years

When Carentan-les-Marais’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001650170017501800185019001950André LedranStéphane TravertJean Loret
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithNotableSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Carentan-les-Marais

By how many languages cover them, Stéphane Travert comes first (9), then Jean Loret (6) and Philippe Gosselin (6).

Stéphane Travert#1
Politics & Law

Stéphane Travert

born 1969

French politician

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean Loret#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Loret

1595–1665

French writer

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Philippe Gosselin#3
Politics & Law

Philippe Gosselin

born 1966

French politician

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Carentan-les-Marais

18 more, best known first.

AL

André Ledran

1933–2026

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CC

Charles François Louis Caillemer

1757–1843

French lawyer and politician (1757-1843)

JD

Jacques Dopagne

1921–2002

French screenwriter and art critic (1921–2002)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Sainte-Mère-Église, at 6.

Questions about famous people from Carentan-les-Marais

Who is the most famous person from Carentan-les-Marais?

Stéphane Travert (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Loret and Philippe Gosselin.

How many famous people were born in Carentan-les-Marais?

21 people born in Carentan-les-Marais have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 27 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 Carentan-les-Marais known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 12 of the 21. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Carentan-les-Marais?

Jean Loret, born in 1595. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.

Who counts as from Carentan-les-Marais?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Carentan-les-Marais 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 (7)

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.