RL#1
Politics & Law
Robert Lecourt
1908–2004French politician and judge (1908-2004)
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Pavilly, Seine-Maritime
5 famous people were born in Pavilly from 1778 to 1920
Articles in 10 languages make the French politician and judge Robert Lecourt the best known. Adolphe Botte is second and Gaston Loir third. Per head, the list is long: 8.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Seine-Maritime has 1.4. Only 23 of the 173 towns in Seine-Maritime with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Lecourt
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1778
Jacques Salbigoton Quesné
Youngest
1920
Roger Fossé
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Pavilly
Robert Lecourt has articles in 10 languages, Adolphe Botte in 2 and Gaston Loir in 2.
AB#2
GL#3
Writing & Arts
Gaston Loir
1868–1922French painter (1868-1922)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Pavilly’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pavilly is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pavilly
The other 2 span the years 1778 to 1920.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Déville-lès-Rouen · 8 miPierre Bérégovoy & 15 more
Canteleu · 9 miHenri Barbet de Jouy & 7 moreAPMaromme · 7 miAimable Pélissier & 6 moreRCBarentin · 2 miRachid Chékhémani & 1 more
Malaunay · 5 miAlice Beuns & 1 moreMPMontville · 6 miMichel Picquenot & 1 morePVDuclair · 7 miPierre Villette
Yerville · 7 miJacques FernyQuestions about famous people from Pavilly
Who is the most famous person from Pavilly?
Robert Lecourt (French politician and judge (1908-2004)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Adolphe Botte and Gaston Loir.
How many famous people were born in Pavilly?
5 people born in Pavilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Pavilly 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 Pavilly?
Jacques Salbigoton Quesné, born in 1778. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
Who counts as from Pavilly?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pavilly 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 (5)
- Jacques Salbigoton Quesné: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Bérégovoy: Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry (MINEFI), France, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Barbet de Jouy: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Beuns: Agence Rol, 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.