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Famous people · Aignan, Gers

Yann Fouéré tops a list of 5 famous people born in Aignan

Yann Fouéré is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Félix Fontan and Edward Sansot. Born in 1800, Jean-Justin Monlezun is the first name on record, and Roger Baqué, born in 1925, the most recent. More are writers and artists than anything else, 2 in all.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yann Fouéré
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1800
Jean-Justin Monlezun
Youngest
1925
Roger Baqué
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Aignan

Yann Fouéré has articles in 13 languages, Félix Fontan in 3 and Edward Sansot in 2.

YF#1
Politics & Law

Yann Fouéré

1910–2011

Breton activist; european federalist (1910–2011)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FF#2
Military

Félix Fontan

1880–1914

French military personnel

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ES#3
Writing & Arts

Edward Sansot

1864–1926

French publisher and poet

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Aignan’s famous people were born

The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Roger BaquéJean-Justin MonlezunEdward SansotFélix Fontan
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitarySports

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

Known for

What Aignan is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Aignan

2 more, from 1800 to 1925.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Vic-Fezensac’s, with 9.

Questions about famous people from Aignan

Who is the most famous person from Aignan?

Yann Fouéré (Breton activist; european federalist (1910–2011)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Félix Fontan and Edward Sansot.

How many famous people were born in Aignan?

5 people born in Aignan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Aignan known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aignan?

Jean-Justin Monlezun, born in 1800. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Aignan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aignan 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.