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Famous people · Deshaies, Guadeloupe
3 famous people were born in Deshaies
The best known is the Olympic sprinter Pierre-Marie Hilaire, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Max Mathiasin and Jeanny Marc. Born in 1950, Jeanny Marc is the first name on record, and Pierre-Marie Hilaire, born in 1965, the most recent. Of its neighbours, Pointe-Noire, 5 mi away, lists the most: 4, Mickaël Gelabale first.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre-Marie Hilaire
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1950
Jeanny Marc
Youngest
1965
Pierre-Marie Hilaire
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Deshaies
By how many languages cover them, Pierre-Marie Hilaire comes first (8), then Max Mathiasin (4) and Jeanny Marc (3).
#2Politics & Law
Max Mathiasin
born 1956French politician
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Known for
What Deshaies is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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
3 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Deshaies
Who is the most famous person from Deshaies?
Pierre-Marie Hilaire (Olympic sprinter) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Max Mathiasin and Jeanny Marc.
How many famous people were born in Deshaies?
3 people born in Deshaies have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Deshaies known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Deshaies?
Jeanny Marc, born in 1950. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Deshaies?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Deshaies 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 (2)
- Max Mathiasin: Jean-Luc Hauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickaël Gelabale: jan fante, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.