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Famous people · Sées, Orne

10 famous people were born in Sées, most of them before the Revolution

At the top of the list is the French actor Gaultier-Garguille, covered in 4 languages. Second place goes to the French historian and writer Charles Porset, third to Charles de Bernard de Marigny. As early as 1505, Nicolas Moulinet dit Du Parc was born here, one of 7 born before the Revolution. The list comes to 24 for every 10,000 residents, against 9.5 in the typical town in Orne.

#1 best knownGaultier-GarguilleFilm, TV & Stage · 1573–1633
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gaultier-Garguille
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1505
Nicolas Moulinet dit Du Parc
Youngest
1944
Charles Porset
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people

What stands out about Sées’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Sées’ famous people were born

The 1760s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque15001600170018001900François-René CuraudauSimon BougisGaultier-Garguille
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Sées

Gaultier-Garguille has articles in 4 languages, Charles Porset in 3 and Charles de Bernard de Marigny in 3.

Gaultier-Garguille#1
Film, TV & Stage

Gaultier-Garguille

1573–1633

French actor

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CP#2
Writing & Arts

Charles Porset

1944–2011

French historian and writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles de Bernard de Marigny#3
Military

Charles de Bernard de Marigny

1740–1816

French admiral

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Sées is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 3.6 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sées

The rest number 7, with 2 leaders among them.

PP

Pierre François Nicolas Plet-Beauprey

1762–1821

French politician (1762-1821)

Questions about famous people from Sées

Who is the most famous person from Sées?

Gaultier-Garguille (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Porset and Charles de Bernard de Marigny.

How many famous people were born in Sées?

10 people born in Sées have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Sées known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 3 of the 10. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sées?

Nicolas Moulinet dit Du Parc, born in 1505. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Sées?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sées 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)

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.