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Writing & Arts
Claude Dechezelle
1928–2003French painter (1928-2003)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Les Ormes, Vienne
Claude Dechezelle, born in 1928, is Les Ormes’ famous person on record
The French painter Claude Dechezelle was born in 1928. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 11 mi, Châtellerault lists the most: 65, with Sylvain Chavanel first.
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Claude Dechezelle
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1928
Claude Dechezelle
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Les Ormes
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Châtellerault, at 65.
Questions about famous people from Les Ormes
Who is the most famous person from Les Ormes?
Claude Dechezelle (French painter (1928-2003)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Les Ormes?
1 people born in Les Ormes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Les Ormes known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Les Ormes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Ormes 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 (3)
- Sylvain Chavanel: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Descartes: After Frans Hals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Baudichon: Anonyme, XIXe siècle, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.