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Famous people · Thouars, Deux-Sèvres

29 famous people were born in Thouars from 1427 to 1999

Articles in 28 languages make the French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade the best known. Philippe Katerine is second and Françoise d'Amboise third. The largest group, 14, was born between 1914 and 1969. Only one town in Deux-Sèvres lists more.

#3 best knownFrançoise d'AmboiseBusiness · 1427–1485
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Born here
29
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Hugues Anglade
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1427
Françoise d'Amboise
Youngest
1999
Thomas Lavault
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people

What stands out about Thouars’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Thouars’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

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Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaith

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

The best known

Born in Thouars

Jean-Hugues Anglade leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of Philippe Katerine (18) and Françoise d'Amboise (15).

JA#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean-Hugues Anglade

born 1955

French actor

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PK#2
Music

Philippe Katerine

born 1968

French singer and actor

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Françoise d'Amboise#3
Business

Françoise d'Amboise

1427–1485

Member of the French nobility and co-founder of the first monastery of the Carmelites in France

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Thouars is known for

Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.4 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Thouars

The other 26 span the years 1531 to 1999.

PD

Prosper Depredomme

1918–1997

Cyclist (1918–1997)

Marie-Charlotte de La Trémoille

Marie-Charlotte de La Trémoille

1632–1682

French noble (1632-1682)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jean-Clément Martin

Jean-Clément Martin

born 1948

French historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Olivier Voutier

Olivier Voutier

1796–1877

French naval officer

Lucie Bertaud

Lucie Bertaud

born 1985

French boxer and mixed martial arts fighter

Denis Avril

Denis Avril

born 1972

French rugby union footballer

Thomas Lavault

Thomas Lavault

born 1999

French rugby union player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Montreuil-Bellay’s, at 7 names.

Questions about famous people from Thouars

Who is the most famous person from Thouars?

Jean-Hugues Anglade (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Katerine and Françoise d'Amboise.

How many famous people were born in Thouars?

29 people born in Thouars have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 42 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 Thouars known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 10 of the 29. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thouars?

Françoise d'Amboise, born in 1427. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

Who counts as from Thouars?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thouars 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 (13)

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.