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Famous people · Saint-Benoît, Réunion

10 famous people were born in Saint-Benoît, more of them leaders than in most towns

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Jean-Jacques Vlody the best known. Over 167 years of births, the list goes from Aristide Patu de Rosemont (1800) to Jean-Jacques Vlody (1967). For every 10,000 residents there are 2.6 on the list, well above the typical Réunion town’s 1.4. Only 4 of the 21 towns in Réunion with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownJean-Jacques VlodyPolitics & Law · born 1967
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Jacques Vlody
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1800
Aristide Patu de Rosemont
Youngest
1967
Jean-Jacques Vlody
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people

What stands out about Saint-Benoît’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Saint-Benoît is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.4 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Saint-Benoît

Three names lead: Jean-Jacques Vlody (3 languages), Auguste Brunet (2) and Bertho Audifax (2).

Jean-Jacques Vlody#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Jacques Vlody

born 1967

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Auguste Brunet#2
Politics & Law

Auguste Brunet

1878–1957

French politician and poet (1878-1957)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
BA#3
Politics & Law

Bertho Audifax

born 1946

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Benoît’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Louis Henri Hubert-DelisleJean-Jacques VlodyAuguste Brunet
Politics & LawMusicSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Benoît

Another 7, the earliest born in 1800.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saint-André’s, at 4 names.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Benoît

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Benoît?

Jean-Jacques Vlody (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Brunet and Bertho Audifax.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Benoît?

10 people born in Saint-Benoît have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 29 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 Saint-Benoît known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 8 of the 10. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Benoît?

Aristide Patu de Rosemont, born in 1800. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.

Who counts as from Saint-Benoît?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Benoît 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)

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.