FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Marans, Charente-Maritime

3 famous people were born in Marans from 1723 to 1965

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière, the French fencing master and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Philippe Larbier and Alexandre Jean. The list’s best known name, Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière, dates from 1723. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Charente-Maritime list nobody born there.

#1 best knownNicolas Texier de La BoëssièreWriting & Arts · 1723–1807
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1723
Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière
Youngest
1965
Philippe Larbier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Marans

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière, Philippe Larbier and Alexandre Jean are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière#1
Writing & Arts

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière

1723–1807

French fencing master and writer

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PL#2
Film, TV & Stage

Philippe Larbier

born 1965

French caricaturist, comics writer and illustrator

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

What Marans is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Close by, Saint-Jean-de-Liversay counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Marans

Who is the most famous person from Marans?

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière (French fencing master and writer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Larbier and Alexandre Jean.

How many famous people were born in Marans?

3 people born in Marans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Marans known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marans?

Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière, born in 1723. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Marans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marans 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)

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.