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Famous people · Le Gosier, Guadeloupe

2 famous people were born in Le Gosier

The best known is the guadeloupean politician Achille René-Boisneuf, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French athletics competitor Olivier Théophile. A short trip away, Pointe-à-Pitre (4 mi) counts 136 famous people, Saint-John Perse among them. The list runs from Achille René-Boisneuf, born in 1873, to Olivier Théophile, born in 1968.

#1 best knownAchille René-BoisneufPolitics & Law · 1873–1927
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Achille René-Boisneuf
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Achille René-Boisneuf
Youngest
1968
Olivier Théophile
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Le Gosier

Achille René-Boisneuf#1
Politics & Law

Achille René-Boisneuf

1873–1927

Guadeloupean politician (1873–1927)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
OT#2
Notable

Olivier Théophile

born 1968

French athletics competitor

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

What Le Gosier is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, 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

Pointe-à-Pitre has the longest list next door: 136.

Questions about famous people from Le Gosier

Who is the most famous person from Le Gosier?

Achille René-Boisneuf (Guadeloupean politician (1873–1927)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Olivier Théophile.

How many famous people were born in Le Gosier?

2 people born in Le Gosier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Le Gosier 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 Le Gosier?

Achille René-Boisneuf, born in 1873. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Le Gosier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Gosier 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 (6)

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.