Le Lorey has no famous person on record yet
Nearby, Saint-Lô, 10 mi away, lists 60, led by Urbain Le Verrier. Across Manche, the lists cover 123 towns. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin’s 178 names make the longest list in Manche.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Lorey (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 Le Lorey yet.
Famous people born near Le Lorey
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Lô lists the most people: 60.
Questions about famous people from Le Lorey
Who counts as from Le Lorey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Lorey 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 (4)
- Urbain Le Verrier: User Magnus Manske on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles-François Lebrun: Robert Lefèvre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques-Louis Daniel: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Le Rachinel: 0623pattom, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.