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Famous people · Lestre, Manche

Lestre is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Allain Leprest, the French singer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the French painter Vanber. A short trip away, Valognes (7 mi) counts 38 famous people, Jules Pelouze among them. From Vanber to Allain Leprest, the births on the list run from 1905 to 1954.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Allain Leprest
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1905
Vanber
Youngest
1954
Allain Leprest
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Lestre

AL#1
Music

Allain Leprest

1954–2011

French singer (1954–2011)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
V#2
Writing & Arts

Vanber

1905–1994

French painter (1905-1994)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lestre is known for

The largest field is Music, with 1 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

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Lestre

Who is the most famous person from Lestre?

Allain Leprest (French singer (1954–2011)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Vanber.

How many famous people were born in Lestre?

2 people born in Lestre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Lestre known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lestre?

Vanber, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Lestre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lestre 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)

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.