Editing Falaise, Calvados (section)

==Notable people and animals==
* [[Herleva]] – (died {{circa|1050|lk=yes}}) a [[Norman people|Norman]] woman known for having been the mother of [[William the Conqueror]], and also of William's prominent half-brothers [[Odo of Bayeux]] and [[Robert, Count of Mortain]] was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/NORherleva.htm|title=Herleva of Falaise|website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref>
* [[William the Conqueror]] (c. 1028 – 1087), future king of England, was born in Falaise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/learn/history/normans/william-the-conqueror|title=William the Conqueror Durham World Heritage Site|website=www.durhamworldheritagesite.com}}</ref>
* [[Yom Tov of Falaise]], an 11th-century French rabbi, grandson of [[Rashi]] was born here.<ref name="rabbifalaise">{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/f/falaise.html|title=Falaise – The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia -|website=StudyLight.org}}</ref>
* [[Samuel ben Solomon of Falaise]], 12th- and 13th-century French rabbi also known by his name, Sir Morel was born here.<ref name="rabbifalaise"/>
* [[Nicolas Vauquelin des Yveteaux]] – (1567–1649) a French [[libertine]] poet, the son of [[Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye]] was born here at the château de La Fresnaye.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM77003985| title=plaque funéraire de Nicolas de Vauquelin | publisher=Ministere De La Culture}}</ref>
* [[Antoine de Montchrestien]] – (c. 1575{{snd}} 1621) a French soldier, dramatist, adventurer and [[economist]] was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/antoine-de-montchrestien-inventeur-de-leconomie-politique/00038620|title=Antoine de Montchrestien, inventeur de l'économie politique|date=1 April 2009|website=Alternatives Economiques}}</ref> 
* [[François Bonnemer]] (1638–1689) – a French painter and [[engraving|engraver]], was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500096667|title=ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)|website=www.getty.edu}}</ref>
* [[Jacques de Falaise]] (1754–1825) – a [[quarryman]] who became famous for his [[ingestion]] skills was born here.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beaudé |first=Jean-Pierre |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmpEAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA321 |title=Nouvelle Bibliothèque médicale |year=1826 |editor-last=Gabon |language=fr |chapter=Mémoire sur un cas de polyphagie, suivi de considérations médicolégales sur la mort par suspension, lu à l'Athénée de médecine de Paris, dans sa séance générale du 15 avril 1826 |page=322}}</ref>
* [[Pierre Henry-Larivière]] (1761–1838) a French politician and [[député]] for [[Calvados (département)|Calvados]] to the [[French Convention|Convention]] was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/12839|title=Pierre, François, Joachim Henry-Larivière – Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 – Assemblée nationale|website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr}}</ref>
* [[Frédéric de Lafresnaye]] (1783–1861), ornithologist, was born and died here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=22893|title=Nöel Frédérick Armand André de La Fresnaye [Lafresnaye] &#124; Shellers From the Past and Present|website=www.conchology.be}}</ref>
* [[Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot]] – (1796–1866) a French diplomat and politician was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dodis.ch/P32795|title=Information about Person dodis.ch/P32795|website=www.dodis.ch|date=1796 }}</ref>
* [[Louis Alphonse de Brébisson]] – (1798–1888) a French [[botanist]] and photographer was born and died here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/ressources/artists-personalities-catalog/louis-alphonse-de-brebisson-5524|title=Louis Alphonse de Brébisson (5524) &#124; Musée d'Orsay|website=www.musee-orsay.fr}}</ref>
* [[Moustache (dog)|Moustache]] – (1799–1812) a [[Barbet dog|barbet]] who is reputed to have played a part in the [[French Revolutionary Wars|French Revolutionary]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]], was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/_14/decouvrez-histoires-hors-commun-quatre-animaux-normandie_13048619.html|title=Découvrez les histoires hors du commun de quatre animaux en Normandie|date=22 October 2017|website=actu.fr}}</ref>
* [[Pauline Roland]] – (1805–1852) a French [[feminist]] and [[socialist]] was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womeninpeace.org/r-names/2019/5/29/pauline-roland|title=Pauline Roland|first=J. S.|last=Williams|date=30 January 2023|website=Women in Peace}}</ref>
* [[Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel]] – (1820–1899) a French writer and art historian was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mk-tales.com/francais-2/histoires-francais/charles-philippe-pointel-fr/mktales-admin/charles-philippe-pointel-biographie/|title=Charles-Philippe Pointel – Biographie – MK Tales}}</ref>
* [[Louis Alphonse Gassion]] – (1881–1944) was the father of [[Édith Piaf]] also an entertainer, circus performer and theatre actor, who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/falaise-14700/edith-piaf-decedee-il-y-a-60-ans-avait-de-nombreux-liens-avec-falaise-40246cc6-65ea-11ee-a884-b3b8776af523|title=Édith Piaf, décédée il y a 60 ans, avait de nombreux liens avec Falaise|first=Adrien|last=MASSON|date=10 October 2023|website=Ouest-France.fr}}</ref>
* [[Lucien Plantefol]] – (1891–1983) a [[botanist]] and member of the [[Académie des sciences (France)|French Academy of Sciences]] who developed a theory of leaf helices to explain [[phyllotaxis]] was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.bnf.fr/12325094/lucien_plantefol/|title=Lucien Plantefol (1891–1983)|website=data.bnf.fr}}</ref>
* [[Jacques Hébert (French politician)|Jacques Hébert]] – (1920–2018) a French politician was born and later died here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/compagnons/jacques-hebert|title=Jacques HÉBERT|website=Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération}}</ref>
* [[Alain Ferté]] (b.1955) is a French professional racing driver, who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/classic/lancien-pilote-michel-ferte-est-decede.html|title=L'ancien pilote Michel Ferté est décédé|first=Medhi|last=Casaurang|date=4 January 2023|website=AutoHebdo}}</ref>
* [[Michel Ferté]] (1958–2023) was a French professional racing driver who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/falaise_14258/falaise-lancien-pilote-automobile-michel-ferte-est-decede-a-lage-de-64-ans_56382514.html|title=Falaise. L'ancien pilote automobile Michel Ferté est décédé à l'âge de 64 ans|date=5 January 2023|website=actu.fr}}</ref>
* [[Rodolphe Thomas]] (b. 1962) is a French politician and member of the [[Democratic Movement (France)|MoDem]] who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/latypique-rodolphe-thomas-maire-star-2047684|title=L'atypique Rodolphe Thomas, maire star|first=Fanette|last=BON|date=24 March 2014|website=Ouest-France.fr}}</ref>
* [[Stéphane Le Bouyonnec]] (b. 1962) is a Canadian politician who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/le-bouyonnec-stephane-12269/biographie.html|title=Stéphane Le Bouyonnec – National Assembly of Québec|website=www.assnat.qc.ca}}</ref>
* [[Cédric Hengbart]] (b.1980) is a French professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who was born here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/cedric-hengbart/|title=Cédric Hengbart|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref>