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Famous people · Carrouges, Orne

From 1751 to 1956, Carrouges was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Articles in 7 languages make the French actor Michel Le Royer the best known. Pierre-Jean Launay is second and Philippe Tranchant third. The list’s best known name, Michel Le Royer, dates from 1932. Only 12 of the 102 towns in Orne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Le Royer
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Jacob Gerard-Desrivières
Youngest
1956
Philippe Tranchant
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Carrouges

Counted by languages, Michel Le Royer is ahead of Pierre-Jean Launay and Philippe Tranchant: 7, 5 and 3.

MR#1
Film, TV & Stage

Michel Le Royer

1932–2022

French actor (1932–2022)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PL#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre-Jean Launay

1900–1982

Writer (1900–1982)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PT#3
Sports

Philippe Tranchant

born 1956

French footballer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Carrouges’ famous people were born

The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jacob Gerard-DesrivièresPhilippe TranchantPierre-Jean Launay
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Carrouges is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Carrouges

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, La Ferté Macé has the most on record, with 12.

Questions about famous people from Carrouges

Who is the most famous person from Carrouges?

Michel Le Royer (French actor (1932–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-Jean Launay and Philippe Tranchant.

How many famous people were born in Carrouges?

4 people born in Carrouges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Carrouges known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Carrouges?

Jacob Gerard-Desrivières, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.

Who counts as from Carrouges?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Carrouges 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)

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.