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Famous people · Saujon, Charente-Maritime

Saujon counts 5 famous people, first among them Émile Gaboriau

Émile Gaboriau, the French writer, is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Behind the leader come Jules Dufaure and André du Bois de La Villerabel. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 5 were born, the most of any period. 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 knownÉmile GaboriauWriting & Arts · 1832–1873
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Gaboriau
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1798
Jules Dufaure
Youngest
1864
André du Bois de La Villerabel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Saujon

First, Émile Gaboriau (37 languages), then Jules Dufaure (36) and André du Bois de La Villerabel (3).

Émile Gaboriau#1
Writing & Arts

Émile Gaboriau

1832–1873

French writer (1832-1873)

37 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jules Dufaure#2
Politics & Law

Jules Dufaure

1798–1881

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
André du Bois de La Villerabel#3
Faith

André du Bois de La Villerabel

1864–1938

French archbishop (1864–1938)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saujon’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire18001850Jules DufaureAndré du Bois de La VillerabelÉmile Gaboriau
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Saujon is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saujon

Another 2, the earliest born in 1798.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Royan’s, with 26.

Questions about famous people from Saujon

Who is the most famous person from Saujon?

Émile Gaboriau (French writer (1832-1873)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Dufaure and André du Bois de La Villerabel.

How many famous people were born in Saujon?

5 people born in Saujon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Saujon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 5. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saujon?

Jules Dufaure, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1864.

Who counts as from Saujon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saujon 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 (8)

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.