Benoît Guérin de Berneron
1745–1797French general
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At the top of the list is the French general Benoît Guérin de Berneron, covered in one language. The other is Lucien Nelle, the French politician. Saint-Lô, 6 mi off, can claim 60 famous people, the best known Urbain Le Verrier. The list’s best known name, Benoît Guérin de Berneron, dates from 1745.
French general
French politician
Military leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, Saint-Lô counts 60 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Saint-Lô · 6 miUrbain Le Verrier & 59 more
Carentan-les-Marais · 12 miStéphane Travert & 20 moreMBIsigny-sur-Mer · 8 miMaurice Le Boucher & 3 moreRBMarigny-Le-Lozon · 11 miRobert Bucaille & 1 moreALLe Molay-Littry · 8 miAdolphe Lance
Condé-sur-Vire · 10 miJean de Brébeuf
Bourgvallées · 11 miFernand Le RachinelBenoît Guérin de Berneron (French general) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Nelle.
2 people born in Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Benoît Guérin de Berneron, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle 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.
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