No famous person born in Saint-André-de-Messei is listed yet
The neighbour with the longest list is Flers, 4 mi away: 18, led by Guy Mollet. The Orne lists hold names for 102 towns. Alençon has the most of any town in Orne: 128. After Alençon, the next longest list in Orne is Argentan’s, with 55.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-André-de-Messei (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 Saint-André-de-Messei yet.
Famous people born near Saint-André-de-Messei
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Saint-André-de-Messei, with how many people each has.
Domfront en Poiraie · 9 miAuguste Chevalier & 12 more
La Ferté Macé · 10 miJean-Marie Louvel & 11 more
Tinchebray-Bocage · 10 miAndré Breton & 6 moreJLAthis-Val de Rouvre · 8 miJean-François Leroy & 3 more
Rives d'Andaine · 12 miJean Hélion & 2 moreAPSaint-Georges-des-Groseillers · 6 miAloïs PottierGGBagnoles de l'Orne Normandie · 10 miGustave GuérinQuestions about famous people from Saint-André-de-Messei
Who counts as from Saint-André-de-Messei?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-André-de-Messei 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 (4)
- Auguste Chevalier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Louvel: Testaniere94250, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Breton: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Hélion: Cyril Deicha, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.