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Anne Consigny was born on 25 May 1963 in Alençon, Orne, France. She is an actress and director, known for Elle (2016), At Eternity's Gate (2018) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).

Lorànt Deutsch was born on 27 October 1975 in Alençon, Orne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Shooting Stars (2002), Humans (2009) and You Will Be My Son (2011). He has been married to Marie-Julie Baup since 3 October 2009. They have two children.

Still very active at the age of 74, Geneviève Brunet has had a long and prestigious career (spanning over 55 years) in the theatre, as an actress and a director (often jointly with her twin sister Odile Mallet). She even designed the settings and the costumes of several stage plays. After studying drama at the Conservatoire de Paris (with Odile of course), Geneviève debuted in the early fifties in Yougoslavia where she played Célimène in Molière's 'Le misanthrope'. She then became a member of the Théâtre Français company for one year and some time later of the famous Théâtre National Populaire led by Jean Vilar. She appeared in an amazing number of famous plays by famous authors: Corneille (Le Cid), Molière (Tartuffe, Les femmes savantes, Le bourgeois gentilhomme), Goldoni (La Locandiera, La veuve rusée, L'intrigante amoureuse, Les rustres), Beaumarchais (Le mariage de Figaro), Balzac (le faiseur), Feydeau (Occupe-toi d'Amélie), Pirandello (Chacun sa vérité), Giraudoux (La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu, Amphitryon 38, L'impromptu de Paris, L'Apollon de Bellac), Ionesco (Le roi se meurt). Brunet's appearances on TV and in movies have been more sporadic and less impressive. Her roles have been few, most often of minor importance. Theater has clearly been the passion of her life and has naturally come first. A great master she has served well and faithfully.

Odile Mallet was born on 31 May 1930 in Alençon, Orne, France. She is an actress and set decorator, known for The City of Lost Children (1995), Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and The Sleeping Beauty (2010). She was previously married to Jean Davy.

Danielle Verne was born on 17 June 1924 in Alençon, Orne, France. She is an actress, known for The Girl in the Bikini (1952).

Daniel Balavoine was born on 5 February 1952 in Alençon, Orne, France. He was an actor and composer, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), The Trouble with You (2018) and Hier encore (2012). He died on 14 January 1986 in Gourma-Rharous, Mali.

Jean Léger was born on 20 December 1943 in Alençon, Orne, France. He is an actor and composer, known for The Song of the Sea (2022), Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999) and Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach (2003).

Viviane Brown was born in 1940 in Alençon, Orne, France. Viviane is a director, known for Le lettrisme au service du soulèvement de la jeunesse (1965).

Alain Lambert was born on 20 July 1946 in Alençon, Orne, France. He has been married to Catherine Noal since 20 July 1971. They have four children.

Pierre Rocher was born on 29 October 1898 in Alençon, Orne, France. He was a writer, known for Feu sacré (1942), La brigade sauvage (1939) and Vire-vent (1949). He died on 22 May 1963 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Benoît Tréluyer is a French professional racing driver most well known for his victories with Audi Sport Team at the FIA World Endurance Championship. Together with teammates André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler, he has won the 24 hours of Le Mans three times and was crowned 2012 FIA World Endurance Champion.

Therese de Lisieux is one of the most beloved saints of all time. Born Therese Martin in Alencon, France, she expressed a desire very early in her life to become a nun of the Carmelite order. She sought permis- sion from the pope to enter the local monastery at an earlier age than usual. Eventually, she entered the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, France at the age of fifteen, one year earlier than normal. Once there, she realized that she had found her perfect vocation. She never re- gretted it. As a nun, Therese articulated what she called "the little way." The little way was characterized by simple devotion and reliance upon Jesus Christ to resolve the daily crises and sorrows of life. Her little way generated intense and sublime joy for Therese. There were no fireworks in her spiritual life. She had no visions, no miraculous healings, no stigmata, nothing that is commonly associated with sainthood. She is admired for the consistency of her devotion and her extraordinary holiness. When she became ill with tuberculosis and died at the very young age of twenty-four, it didn't take long for her to become a saint. She had already written an autobiography which was published the year after her death. She was so beloved in her native France and throughout Europe that both sides in the first world war claimed her as their patron saint. This was even before she had officially become a saint. In 1925, just twenty-eight years after her death, she was canonized a saint. Her letters, which fill two huge volumes, are still in print. In 1997, she was declared "Doctor of the Church" by Pope John Paul II, only the third woman to be so honored. In 1999-2000, the reliquary containing her bones made a world tour and drew record crowds. She is renowned and loved the world over.