#1Science & Medicine
Simonne Caillère
1905–1999French geologist (1905-1999)
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Grandparigny, Manche
Grandparigny is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Simonne Caillère, the French geologist, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second place goes to the French writer and art collector Christian Cherfils, third to Victor Gastebois. The first birth on record is Christian Cherfils’, in 1858, and the last Simonne Caillère’s, in 1905. A short trip away, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (2 mi) counts 15 famous people, Mikaël Cherel among them.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Simonne Caillère
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Christian Cherfils
Youngest
1905
Simonne Caillère
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Grandparigny
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1#2Writing & Arts
Christian Cherfils
1858–1926French writer and art collector
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Victor Gastebois
1871–1938French historian (1871-1938)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Grandparigny is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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
The fullest list close by belongs to Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, with 15.
Questions about famous people from Grandparigny
Who is the most famous person from Grandparigny?
Simonne Caillère (French geologist (1905-1999)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christian Cherfils and Victor Gastebois.
How many famous people were born in Grandparigny?
3 people born in Grandparigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Grandparigny known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Grandparigny?
Christian Cherfils, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1905.
Who counts as from Grandparigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grandparigny 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 (5)
- Simonne Caillère: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cherfils: Edgar Degas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Gastebois: Eilamona, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mikaël Cherel: YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand André Fouqué: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, 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.