From 1837 to 1941, Doudeville was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the French soprano Jocelyne Taillon the best known. The next two names are Valérius Leteurtre and André Lavoinne. Jocelyne Taillon, the best known, was born in 1941. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born in Doudeville
Leaders take two of the three places.
Valérius Leteurtre
1837–1905French politician (1837–1905)
André Lavoinne
1867–1952French politician (1867-1952)
When Doudeville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Doudeville is known for
Share of Doudeville’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Doudeville
2 more, from 1889 to 1900.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Doudeville
Who is the most famous person from Doudeville?
Jocelyne Taillon (French soprano) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Valérius Leteurtre and André Lavoinne.
How many famous people were born in Doudeville?
5 people born in Doudeville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Doudeville known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Doudeville?
Valérius Leteurtre, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
Who counts as from Doudeville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Doudeville 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)
- Louis-Pierre Vieillot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Ferny: Georges Redon, Public domain, 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.

