Famous people born near Saint-Ovin
Nearby, Avranches, 5 mi away, lists 37, led by Jean-Luc Ponty. Not one famous person on record comes from Saint-Ovin yet. The longest list in Manche is Cherbourg-en-Cotentin’s, with 178 names. Saint-Lô has the second-longest list in Manche, after Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, with 60.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Ovin (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Ovin yet.
Famous people born near Saint-Ovin
The neighbour with the most names is Avranches, at 37.
Avranches · 5 miJean-Luc Ponty & 36 more
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët · 10 miMikaël Cherel & 14 more
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny · 11 miSophie Quinton & 5 moreMBSaint-James · 12 miMarie-Louise Bouglé & 3 moreJTDucey-Les Chéris · 5 miJean-Pierre Tizon & 2 more
Grandparigny · 10 miSimonne Caillère & 2 moreMFIsigny-le-Buat · 5 miMadeleine FoisilPTSartilly-Baie-Bocage · 10 miPaul ThoravalQuestions about famous people from Saint-Ovin
Who counts as from Saint-Ovin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Ovin 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)
- Jean-Luc Ponty: Claude Renault, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mikaël Cherel: YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Quinton: Elen Nivrae, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simonne Caillère: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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