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Roger Trigeaud
1925–1996French professional wrestler (1925–1996)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Canapville, Orne
Canapville, birthplace of the French professional wrestler Roger Trigeaud
Roger Trigeaud, the French professional wrestler, was born in 1925. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Go 5 mi to Livarot-Pays-d'Auge and the list grows to 8, with François Lemarchand at the top.
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Roger Trigeaud
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1925
Roger Trigeaud
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Sports
1 person
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Born in Canapville
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Livarot-Pays-d'Auge has the most on record: 8.
Questions about famous people from Canapville
Who is the most famous person from Canapville?
Roger Trigeaud (French professional wrestler (1925–1996)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Canapville?
1 people born in Canapville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Canapville known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Canapville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Canapville 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.
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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)
- François Lemarchand: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Laniel: Nationaal Archief, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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