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Famous people · Vimartin-sur-Orthe, Mayenne

2 famous people call Vimartin-sur-Orthe their birthplace

Articles in 5 languages make the Catholic bishop Vital-Justin Grandin the best known. The only other name is the French journalist Claude Harmel. A short trip away, Évron (10 mi) counts 8 famous people, Bernard Richard among them. Vital-Justin Grandin, born in 1829, is the earliest name and Claude Harmel, born in 1916, the latest.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Vital-Justin Grandin
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
Vital-Justin Grandin
Youngest
1916
Claude Harmel
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Vimartin-sur-Orthe

VG#1
Faith

Vital-Justin Grandin

1829–1902

Catholic bishop (1829-1902)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CH#2
Writing & Arts

Claude Harmel

1916–2011

French journalist

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

What Vimartin-sur-Orthe is known for

Share of Vimartin-sur-Orthe’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

Close by, the fullest list is Évron’s, at 8 names.

Questions about famous people from Vimartin-sur-Orthe

Who is the most famous person from Vimartin-sur-Orthe?

Vital-Justin Grandin (Catholic bishop (1829-1902)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Harmel.

How many famous people were born in Vimartin-sur-Orthe?

2 people born in Vimartin-sur-Orthe have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Vimartin-sur-Orthe known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vimartin-sur-Orthe?

Vital-Justin Grandin, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1916.

Who counts as from Vimartin-sur-Orthe?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vimartin-sur-Orthe 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 (2)

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.