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Famous people · Ri, Orne

Ri has just one famous person to its name: Jean Eudes

The French Catholic priest Jean Eudes was born in 1601. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in articles in 29 languages. Nearby, Argentan, 6 mi away, lists 55, led by Fernand Léger.

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Best known
Jean Eudes
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1601
Jean Eudes
Most common field
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1 person
The best known

Born in Ri

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Jean Eudes

1601–1680

French Catholic priest (1601–1680)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Argentan’s, at 55 names.

Questions about famous people from Ri

Who is the most famous person from Ri?

Jean Eudes (French Catholic priest (1601–1680)) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Ri?

1 people born in Ri have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Ri known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Ri?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ri 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).

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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.