La Colombe has yet to put a famous person on the list
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny, 3 mi away, has 6 on its list, the best known Sophie Quinton. 123 towns in Manche have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Manche belongs to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, with 178. After Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the next longest list in Manche is Saint-Lô’s, with 60.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is La Colombe (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Colombe yet.
Famous people born near La Colombe
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
Questions about famous people from La Colombe
Who counts as from La Colombe?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Colombe 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)
- Sophie Quinton: Elen Nivrae, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Grente: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.