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Famous people · Vendœuvres, Indre

From 1776 to 1921, Vendœuvres was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French bicycle racer Pierre Jodet, with articles in 6 languages. One more name completes the list: Louis-Charles-Alphonse Savary de Lancosme. Pierre Jodet was born in 1921. Within 7 mi, Buzançais lists the most: 6, with Albert Laprade first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Jodet
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1776
Louis-Charles-Alphonse Savary de Lancosme
Youngest
1921
Pierre Jodet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Vendœuvres

PJ#1
Sports

Pierre Jodet

1921–2016

French bicycle racer (1921–2016)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LL#2
Politics & Law

Louis-Charles-Alphonse Savary de Lancosme

1776–1875

4 Feb 1776 - 23 Oct 1875

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

What Vendœuvres is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

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

Close by, Buzançais counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Vendœuvres

Who is the most famous person from Vendœuvres?

Pierre Jodet (French bicycle racer (1921–2016)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Charles-Alphonse Savary de Lancosme.

How many famous people were born in Vendœuvres?

2 people born in Vendœuvres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Vendœuvres known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vendœuvres?

Louis-Charles-Alphonse Savary de Lancosme, born in 1776. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Vendœuvres?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vendœuvres 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.

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.