Famous people born near Vieux-Pont
For more famous names, Argentan is 9 mi away: its list has 55, led by Fernand Léger. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Vieux-Pont. In all of Orne, the famous people on record come from 102 towns. Alençon’s 128 names make the longest list in Orne.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Vieux-Pont (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 Vieux-Pont yet.
Famous people born near Vieux-Pont
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Vieux-Pont, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Vieux-Pont
Who counts as from Vieux-Pont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vieux-Pont 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)
- Fernand Léger: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Louvel: Testaniere94250, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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