No famous person born in Rai is listed yet
Charles-Simon Catel tops the 24 names on record in L'Aigle, 2 mi away. The longest list of any town in Orne belongs to Alençon, with 128. After Alençon, the next longest list in Orne is Argentan’s, with 55. 102 towns across Orne can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Rai (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 Rai yet.
Famous people born near Rai
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Rai
Who counts as from Rai?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rai 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 (2)
- Charles-Simon Catel: Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornu: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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