CK#1
Business
Colette Kreder
1934–2022French businesswoman and activist
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Commer, Mayenne
Commer is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Colette Kreder, the French businesswoman and activist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the French writer Max Ferré. Within 5 mi, Mayenne lists the most: 47, with Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus first. The oldest name on the list belongs to Max Ferré, born in 1904, the newest to Colette Kreder, born in 1934.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Colette Kreder
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1904
Max Ferré
Youngest
1934
Colette Kreder
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in Commer
MF#2
Writing & Arts
Max Ferré
1904–1995French writer (1904-1995)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Commer is known for
1 of them work in Business, the biggest 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
Mayenne has the longest list next door: 47.
Questions about famous people from Commer
Who is the most famous person from Commer?
Colette Kreder (French businesswoman and activist) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Max Ferré.
How many famous people were born in Commer?
2 people born in Commer have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Commer known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Commer?
Max Ferré, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.
Who counts as from Commer?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Commer 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)
- Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Richard: Fanseriesus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: 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.