Paul Sauvage tops a list of 6 famous people born in La Souterraine

Paul Sauvage (French footballer (1939-2019)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Mestadier and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Montaudon.

6 people born in La Souterraine 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.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Jacques Mestadier, born in 1771. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Souterraine 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.

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.