No town in Deux-Sèvres has more famous people than Niort: 126

Henri-Georges Clouzot (French film director, screenwriter and producer (1907–1977)) is the best known by our measure: 47 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Madame de Maintenon and Étienne Capoue.

126 people born in Niort have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 201 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, leaders: 35 of the 126. That is 28% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Madame de Maintenon, born in 1635. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Niort 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.