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Famous people · Déville-lès-Rouen, Seine-Maritime

Pierre Bérégovoy tops a list of 16 famous people born in Déville-lès-Rouen

With articles in 39 languages, Pierre Bérégovoy is the most widely known. The largest group, 8, was born between 1914 and 1969. Walter Shnorkell, born in 1962, is the youngest, and Henry Barbet, born in 1789, the first on record. Only 10 of the 173 towns in Seine-Maritime with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownPierre BérégovoyPolitics & Law · 1925–1993
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Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Bérégovoy
39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1789
Henry Barbet
Youngest
1962
Walter Shnorkell
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
The best known

Born in Déville-lès-Rouen

Languages with an article: 39 for Pierre Bérégovoy, 11 for Alfred Louis Delattre, 8 for Didier Notheaux.

Pierre Bérégovoy#1
Politics & Law

Pierre Bérégovoy

1925–1993

90th Prime Minister of France (1925-1993)

39 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alfred Louis Delattre#2
Science & Medicine

Alfred Louis Delattre

1850–1932

French archaeologist (1850–1932)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DN#3
Sports

Didier Notheaux

1948–2021

French footballer (1948–2021)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Déville-lès-Rouen’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 3.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Didier NotheauxAlfred Louis DelattreHenry BarbetPierre Bérégovoy
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsBusiness

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

Known for

What Déville-lès-Rouen is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 2.6 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Déville-lès-Rouen

The rest number 13, with 4 writers and artists among them.

Joseph Delattre

Joseph Delattre

1858–1912

French painter (1858-1912)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Henry Barbet

Henry Barbet

1789–1875

French politician and private banker

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Christian Sauvé

1943–2023

French painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Rouen’s, at 654 names.

Questions about famous people from Déville-lès-Rouen

Who is the most famous person from Déville-lès-Rouen?

Pierre Bérégovoy (90th Prime Minister of France (1925-1993)) is the best known by our measure: 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Louis Delattre and Didier Notheaux.

How many famous people were born in Déville-lès-Rouen?

16 people born in Déville-lès-Rouen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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 Déville-lès-Rouen known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 16. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Déville-lès-Rouen?

Henry Barbet, born in 1789. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.

Who counts as from Déville-lès-Rouen?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Déville-lès-Rouen 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 (8)

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.