No famous person yet from Ménil-Vin
Within 7 mi, Falaise lists the most: 32, with Guillaume le Conquérant first. The longest list in Orne is Alençon’s, with 128 names. Argentan has the second-longest list in Orne, after Alençon, with 55. Famous people are on record for 102 of the towns in Orne.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Ménil-Vin (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ménil-Vin yet.
Famous people born near Ménil-Vin
Around it, Falaise has the most people on record, 32 of them.
Questions about famous people from Ménil-Vin
Who counts as from Ménil-Vin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ménil-Vin 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)
- Guillaume le Conquérant: Myrabella, 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.