MY#1
Politics & Law
Michel Yver
1907–1979French politician (1907-1979)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Fresville, Manche
3 famous people call Fresville their birthplace
Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Michel Yver the best known. Close behind are André de Boisandré and Jean-François Duval. Of its neighbours, Valognes, 7 mi away, lists the most: 38, Jules Pelouze first. The list runs from Jean-François Duval, born in 1751, to Michel Yver, born in 1907.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Yver
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Jean-François Duval
Youngest
1907
Michel Yver
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Fresville
Two of the three are leaders.
AB#2
Writing & Arts
André de Boisandré
1859–1910French journalist (1859-1910)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#3
Politics & Law
Jean-François Duval
1751–1800French politician (1751-1800)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Fresville is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Valognes lists the most people: 38.
Questions about famous people from Fresville
Who is the most famous person from Fresville?
Michel Yver (French politician (1907-1979)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André de Boisandré and Jean-François Duval.
How many famous people were born in Fresville?
3 people born in Fresville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fresville known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fresville?
Jean-François Duval, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
Who counts as from Fresville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fresville 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.