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Famous people · Saint-Doulchard, Cher

16 famous people were born in Saint-Doulchard, more of them athletes than in most towns

At the top of the list is the French association football player Morgan Sanson, covered in 29 languages. Most were born since 1970: 14 of them. From Philippe-Ernest Legrand to Matthieu Gauzin, the births on the list run from 1866 to 2001. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.6 on the list, well above the typical Cher town’s 5.8.

#1 best knownMorgan SansonSports · born 1994
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Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Morgan Sanson
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1866
Philippe-Ernest Legrand
Youngest
2001
Matthieu Gauzin
Most common field
Sports
10 people

What stands out about Saint-Doulchard’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Saint-Doulchard is known for

Saint-Doulchard has 3.3× the usual share of athletes.

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

Through the years

When Saint-Doulchard’s famous people were born

The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 7.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000William Bonnet
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable

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

The best known

Born in Saint-Doulchard

All three are athletes.

Morgan Sanson#1
Sports

Morgan Sanson

born 1994

French association football player (1994)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Baptiste Santamaria#2
Sports

Baptiste Santamaria

born 1995

French soccer player

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
William Bonnet#3
Sports

William Bonnet

born 1982

Road bicycle racer

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Doulchard

Here are 13 more, born from 1866 to 2001.

MC

Mathieu Cafaro

born 1997

French association football player

CB

Charlotte Bilbault

born 1990

Association footballer

Loïc Jacquet

Loïc Jacquet

born 1985

French rugby union player

MG

Matthieu Gauzin

born 2001

French basketball player (born 2001)

PL

Philippe-Ernest Legrand

1866–1953

French historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
BS

Brigitte Simonetta

born 1954

French television presenter

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Saint-Doulchard, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Doulchard

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Doulchard?

Morgan Sanson (French association football player (1994)) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Baptiste Santamaria and William Bonnet.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Doulchard?

16 people born in Saint-Doulchard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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 Saint-Doulchard known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 16. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Doulchard?

Philippe-Ernest Legrand, born in 1866. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

Who counts as from Saint-Doulchard?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Doulchard 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 (10)

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.