#1Science & Medicine
Jean-Raoul Paul
1869–1960French engineer (1869–1960)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vayres, Gironde
Vayres, birthplace of the French engineer Jean-Raoul Paul
In 1869, the French engineer Jean-Raoul Paul was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Libourne, 4 mi off, can claim 75 famous people, the best known Eugène Atget.
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1
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Jean-Raoul Paul
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1869
Jean-Raoul Paul
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Vayres
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Libourne: 75.
Questions about famous people from Vayres
Who is the most famous person from Vayres?
Jean-Raoul Paul (French engineer (1869–1960)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vayres?
1 people born in Vayres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vayres known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vayres?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vayres 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 (4)
- Jean-Raoul Paul: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Atget: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Leuvielle: La Vie au grand air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léo Drouyn: Léo Drouyn, 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.