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Famous people · Le Teilleul, Manche

From 1505 to 1947, Le Teilleul was the birthplace of 5 famous people

Guillaume Morel, the French classical scholar, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean Bizet and Jean-Marie Prévost. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 123 towns in Manche with famous people list more.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume Morel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1505
Guillaume Morel
Youngest
1947
Jean Bizet
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Le Teilleul

Guillaume Morel leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Jean Bizet (5) and Jean-Marie Prévost (4).

GM#1
Science & Medicine

Guillaume Morel

1505–1564

French classical scholar

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean Bizet

born 1947

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JP#3
Sports

Jean-Marie Prévost

1918–1997

French association football player (1918-1997)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Le Teilleul’s famous people were born

The 1500s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque15001600170018001900Émile MalonJean BizetGuillaume Morel
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Le Teilleul is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Teilleul

Here are 2 more, born from 1888 to 1920.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Le Teilleul, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Le Teilleul

Who is the most famous person from Le Teilleul?

Guillaume Morel (French classical scholar) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Bizet and Jean-Marie Prévost.

How many famous people were born in Le Teilleul?

5 people born in Le Teilleul have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Le Teilleul known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Teilleul?

Guillaume Morel, born in 1505. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Le Teilleul?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Teilleul 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)

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.