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Famous people · Saint-Satur, Cher

Saint-Satur’s famous people span 193 years: 4 births from 1737 to 1930

The best known is the French physicist Émile Hilaire Amagat, with articles in 14 languages. Michel Gast, the French film producer, comes second, with Alfred Galopin third. Fewer than a quarter of the 79 towns in Cher with famous people list more. The list’s best known name, Émile Hilaire Amagat, dates from 1841.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Hilaire Amagat
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1737
Élie-François Dugenne
Youngest
1930
Michel Gast
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Satur

Counted by languages, Émile Hilaire Amagat is ahead of Michel Gast and Alfred Galopin: 14, 5 and 3.

ÉA#1
Science & Medicine

Émile Hilaire Amagat

1841–1915

French physicist (1841-1915)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MG#2
Film, TV & Stage

Michel Gast

1930–2022

French film producer (1930–2022)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#3
Military

Alfred Galopin

1852–1931

French soldier (1852–1931)

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

When Saint-Satur’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1840s, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Élie-François DugenneAlfred GalopinMichel Gast
Science & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Saint-Satur is known for

Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Satur

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has the most on record, with 16.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Satur

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Satur?

Émile Hilaire Amagat (French physicist (1841-1915)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Gast and Alfred Galopin.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Satur?

4 people born in Saint-Satur 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 Saint-Satur known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

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

Élie-François Dugenne, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Saint-Satur?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Satur 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.