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Famous people · Saint-Nexans, Dordogne

2 famous people were born in Saint-Nexans from 1759 to 1913

The best known is the French geophysicist Arlette Vassy, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Jean Pinet de Saint-Naixent, the French officer. Fewer than a quarter of the 127 towns in Dordogne with famous people list more. The neighbour with the longest list is Bergerac, 4 mi away: 63, led by Maine de Biran.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Arlette Vassy
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Jean Pinet de Saint-Naixent
Youngest
1913
Arlette Vassy
The best known

Born in Saint-Nexans

AV#1
Notable

Arlette Vassy

1913–2000

French geophysicist

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#2
Military

Jean Pinet de Saint-Naixent

born 1759

French officer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Nexans is known for

1 of them work in Military, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Bergerac, with 63.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Nexans

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Nexans?

Arlette Vassy (French geophysicist) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Pinet de Saint-Naixent.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Nexans?

2 people born in Saint-Nexans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

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

Jean Pinet de Saint-Naixent, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.

Who counts as from Saint-Nexans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Nexans 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.