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Famous people · Réville, Manche

Réville is the birthplace of 2 famous people

René Travert, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French art historian Lucien Lepoittevin. Born in 1919, René Travert is the first name on record, and Lucien Lepoittevin, born in 1932, the most recent. 123 towns across Manche can name a famous person born there.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Travert
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1919
René Travert
Youngest
1932
Lucien Lepoittevin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Réville

RT#1
Politics & Law

René Travert

1919–2016

French politician (1919-2016)

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

Lucien Lepoittevin

1932–2010

French art historian

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

What Réville is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.

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

Questions about famous people from Réville

Who is the most famous person from Réville?

René Travert (French politician (1919-2016)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Lepoittevin.

How many famous people were born in Réville?

2 people born in Réville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Réville 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 Réville?

René Travert, born in 1919. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Réville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Réville 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.

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.