JC#1
Politics & Law
Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier
1759–1829French political activist (1759-1829)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Helleville, Manche
2 famous people were born in Helleville
At the top of the list is the French political activist Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier, covered in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: Alexandre du Moncel. The nearest list is in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 9 mi away: 178 names, starting with Roland Barthes. The earliest on the list is Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier, born in 1759, and the youngest Alexandre du Moncel, born in 1784.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier
Youngest
1784
Alexandre du Moncel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Helleville
AM#2
Military
Alexandre du Moncel
1784–1861French soldier, politician and officer (1784-1861)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Helleville is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin has the longest list next door: 178.
Questions about famous people from Helleville
Who is the most famous person from Helleville?
Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier (French political activist (1759-1829)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre du Moncel.
How many famous people were born in Helleville?
2 people born in Helleville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Helleville known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Helleville?
Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1784.
Who counts as from Helleville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Helleville 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 (2)
- Roland Barthes: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Lemerre: mustapha_ennaimi, CC BY 2.0, 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.