GM#1
Politics & Law
Guy Mollet
1905–1975French politician (1905-1975)
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Flers, Orne
Athletes stand out among the 18 famous people born in Flers
The best known is the French politician Guy Mollet, with articles in 35 languages. Second and third on the list are Gérard Larcher and Fernand Jourdant. The list comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Orne, at 9.5. From Henri Brière to Marion Joffle, the births on the list run from 1873 to 1999.
Born here
18
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guy Mollet
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Henri Brière
Youngest
1999
Marion Joffle
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Flers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Flers is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Flers’ famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Flers
Two of the three are leaders.
#2Politics & Law
Gérard Larcher
born 1949French politician, President of the Senate of France
26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Sports
Fernand Jourdant
1903–1956French fencer (1903-1956)
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Flers
Here are 15 more, born from 1873 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Domfront en Poiraie leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
Domfront en Poiraie · 11 miAuguste Chevalier & 12 moreJDCondé-en-Normandie · 8 miJules Dumont d’Urville & 11 more
Tinchebray-Bocage · 7 miAndré Breton & 6 moreJLAthis-Val de Rouvre · 6 miJean-François Leroy & 3 more
Valdallière · 11 miPierre Maubant & 2 moreAPSaint-Georges-des-Groseillers · 1 miAloïs PottierQuestions about famous people from Flers
Who is the most famous person from Flers?
Guy Mollet (French politician (1905-1975)) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Larcher and Fernand Jourdant.
How many famous people were born in Flers?
18 people born in Flers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 34 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 Flers known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 18. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Flers?
Henri Brière, born in 1873. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Flers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flers 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 (9)
- Gérard Larcher: Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Jourdant: Paris-Soir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thibault Moulin: Benoit-caen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Chapron: Голубович Дмитрий, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Ruiz: Pouss127120, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Joffle: Rundvald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Chevalier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Breton: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Maubant: 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.