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Famous people · Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley, Manche

3 famous people were born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley from 1754 to 1961

Most widely known is Hippolyte Simon, the French Roman Catholic archbishop, with articles in 7 languages. The French historian Pierre Sineux ranks second, ahead of Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière. Nearby, Mortain-Bocage, 8 mi away, lists 15, led by Ferdinand André Fouqué. The list’s best known name, Hippolyte Simon, dates from 1944.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hippolyte Simon
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1754
Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière
Youngest
1961
Pierre Sineux
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley

Hippolyte Simon has articles in 7 languages, Pierre Sineux in 1 and Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière in 1.

HS#1
Faith

Hippolyte Simon

1944–2020

French Roman Catholic archbishop (1944-2020)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PS#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Sineux

1961–2016

French historian

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
SB#3
Politics & Law

Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière

1754–1844

French politician

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

What Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley is known for

Faith leads the fields, 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

Around it, Mortain-Bocage has the most people on record, 15 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley?

Hippolyte Simon (French Roman Catholic archbishop (1944-2020)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Sineux and Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley?

3 people born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley?

Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley 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 (3)

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.