Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 3.02 famous people were born in Fondettes
At the top of the list is the French composer Jean Yatove, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French painter Louis Marchand des Raux. Just 4 mi away, Tours’ list holds 369 names, Honoré de Balzac the best known. The earliest on the list is Louis Marchand des Raux, born in 1902, and the youngest Jean Yatove, born in 1903.
Born in Fondettes
Louis Marchand des Raux
1902–2000French painter
What Fondettes is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Fondettes, with how many people each has.
Tours · 4 miHonoré de Balzac & 368 more
Chambray-lès-Tours · 6 miMikaël Silvestre & 21 more
Joué-lès-Tours · 5 miStéphane Dalmat & 5 more
Luynes · 3 miGaston Monmousseau & 1 moreJSSaint-Pierre-des-Corps · 5 miJean Swidzinski & 1 moreMMLa Riche · 3 miMarc MarcombeDDSaint-Cyr-sur-Loire · 3 miDenise DupleixQuestions about famous people from Fondettes
Who is the most famous person from Fondettes?
Jean Yatove (French composer (1903-1978)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Marchand des Raux.
How many famous people were born in Fondettes?
2 people born in Fondettes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Fondettes known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fondettes?
Louis Marchand des Raux, born in 1902. The youngest on the list was born in 1903.
Who counts as from Fondettes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fondettes 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)
- Honoré de Balzac: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mikaël Silvestre: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphane Dalmat: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Monmousseau: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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