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Famous people · Essouvert, Charente-Maritime

Essouvert is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Félix Bouffandeau, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the French architect André Guillon. From Félix Bouffandeau in 1855 to André Guillon in 1896, the births cover 41 years. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 3 mi away: 28, led by Henri II de Bourbon-Condé.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Félix Bouffandeau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Félix Bouffandeau
Youngest
1896
André Guillon
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Essouvert

FB#1
Politics & Law

Félix Bouffandeau

1855–1926

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AG#2
Writing & Arts

André Guillon

1896–1992

French architect (1896-1992)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Essouvert is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Saint-Jean-d'Angély’s, with 28.

Questions about famous people from Essouvert

Who is the most famous person from Essouvert?

Félix Bouffandeau (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Guillon.

How many famous people were born in Essouvert?

2 people born in Essouvert have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Essouvert known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Essouvert?

Félix Bouffandeau, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1896.

Who counts as from Essouvert?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Essouvert 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 (1)

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.