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Famous people · Averton, Mayenne
Averton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Alain Meslet, the road bicycle racer, with articles in 8 languages. The other is André Davoust, the French politician. Madeleine Grey tops the 2 names on record in Villaines-la-Juhel, 3 mi away. Only 15 of the 95 towns in Mayenne with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Meslet
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1922
André Davoust
Youngest
1950
Alain Meslet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Averton
AD#2
Politics & Law
André Davoust
1922–2010French politician (1922–2010)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Averton is known for
Share of Averton’s famous people in each field.
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, 1 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Averton
Who is the most famous person from Averton?
Alain Meslet (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Davoust.
How many famous people were born in Averton?
2 people born in Averton have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Averton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Averton?
André Davoust, born in 1922. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Averton?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Averton 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 (1)
- Madeleine Grey: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.