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Famous people · L'Aigle, Orne

24 famous people were born in L'Aigle from 1623 to 1997

At the top of the list is the French composer and educator Charles-Simon Catel, covered in 15 languages. Nicolas Prodhomme and Angèle Dubos follow. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 9 were born, the most of any period. 8 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownCharles-Simon CatelMusic · 1773–1830
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Born here
24
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-Simon Catel
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1623
Jacques Buot
Youngest
1997
Louise Fleury
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people

What stands out about L'Aigle’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When L'Aigle’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century160016501700175018001850190019502000Charles-Simon CatelLéon RicherNicolas ProdhommeAlain ChabaudHenri Vaugeois
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & MedicineMusicBusinessNotable

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

The best known

Born in L'Aigle

Ranked by languages covered: Charles-Simon Catel with 15, then Nicolas Prodhomme with 13 and Angèle Dubos with 9.

Charles-Simon Catel#1
Music

Charles-Simon Catel

1773–1830

French composer and educator (1773–1830)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Nicolas Prodhomme#2
Sports

Nicolas Prodhomme

born 1997

French cyclist

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Angèle Dubos#3
Writing & Arts

Angèle Dubos

1844–1916

French painter

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What L'Aigle is known for

Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in L'Aigle

21 more, from 1623 to 1997.

Léon Richer

Léon Richer

1824–1911

French feminist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Henri Vaugeois

Henri Vaugeois

1864–1916

French politician (1864-1916)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Alain Chabaud

Alain Chabaud

1923–2013

French parasitologist (1923–2013)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
İpek Kaya

İpek Kaya

born 1994

Turkish association football player (born 1994)

LM

Léon-Eugène Méhédin

1828–1905

French architect, archaeologist and photographer (1828–1905)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
LF

Louise Fleury

born 1997

French association football player

André Sylvane

André Sylvane

1851–1932

French playwright (1851–1932)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JB

Jacques Buot

1623–1678

French astronomer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JL

Jacques-Edmond Leman

1829–1889

French painter and illustrator, 1829-1899 (1829–1889)

LR

Louis-Jacques Collombel de La Roussellière

1738–1808

French politician (1738-1808)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in La Ferté-en-Ouche: 3.

Questions about famous people from L'Aigle

Who is the most famous person from L'Aigle?

Charles-Simon Catel (French composer and educator (1773–1830)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Prodhomme and Angèle Dubos.

How many famous people were born in L'Aigle?

24 people born in L'Aigle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 30 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 L'Aigle known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 24. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from L'Aigle?

Jacques Buot, born in 1623. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

Who counts as from L'Aigle?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Aigle 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 (14)

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.