#1Politics & Law
François Fournier
1866–1941French politician (1866-1941)
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Manduel, Gard
2 famous people call Manduel their birthplace
Articles in 7 languages make the French politician François Fournier the best known. The list has one more: the French philosopher Étienne Borne. For more famous names, Nîmes is 6 mi away: its list has 380, led by Alphonse Daudet. From François Fournier in 1866 to Étienne Borne in 1907, the births cover 41 years.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Fournier
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1866
François Fournier
Youngest
1907
Étienne Borne
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Manduel
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Writing & Arts
Étienne Borne
1907–1993French philosopher (1907–1993)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Manduel is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
Nîmes leads the towns around it, with 380 names.
Questions about famous people from Manduel
Who is the most famous person from Manduel?
François Fournier (French politician (1866-1941)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Borne.
How many famous people were born in Manduel?
2 people born in Manduel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Manduel known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Manduel?
François Fournier, born in 1866. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
Who counts as from Manduel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Manduel 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 (3)
- François Fournier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Rogier: Henri Sauvaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.