Scientists and doctors stand out among the 54 famous people born in Coutances

Guillaume Le Gentil (French astronomer) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Fouchard and Stéphanie Yon-Courtin.

54 people born in Coutances have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 73 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 19 of the 54. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Jean Brohon, born in 1501. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coutances 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.

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