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Famous people · Sap-en-Auge, Orne

2 famous people were born in Sap-en-Auge from 1759 to 1939

Most widely known is André Souvré, the French basketball player, with articles in 4 languages. The other is Pierre Jacques François Carpentier, the French politician. François Lemarchand heads the list in Livarot-Pays-d'Auge, 10 mi away, which has 8 names. The list’s best known name, André Souvré, dates from 1939.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Souvré
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Pierre Jacques François Carpentier
Youngest
1939
André Souvré
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Sap-en-Auge

AS#1
Sports

André Souvré

1939–2021

French basketball player (1939–2021)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PC#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Jacques François Carpentier

1759–1843

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Sap-en-Auge is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Sap-en-Auge

Who is the most famous person from Sap-en-Auge?

André Souvré (French basketball player (1939–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Jacques François Carpentier.

How many famous people were born in Sap-en-Auge?

2 people born in Sap-en-Auge have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Sap-en-Auge known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sap-en-Auge?

Pierre Jacques François Carpentier, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from Sap-en-Auge?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sap-en-Auge 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 (3)

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.