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Famous people · Vallet, Loire-Atlantique

Vallet’s famous people span 121 years: 2 births from 1751 to 1872

Best known of all is Émile Gabory, written about in 4 languages. The other is Henri-Marie-Claude de Bruc-Montplaisir, the French Catholic bishop. Of its neighbours, Clisson, 5 mi away, lists the most: 3, Pierre Viansson-Ponté first. Émile Gabory was born in 1872.

#1 best knownÉmile GaboryWriting & Arts · 1872–1954
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Gabory
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Henri-Marie-Claude de Bruc-Montplaisir
Youngest
1872
Émile Gabory
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Vallet

Émile Gabory#1
Writing & Arts

Émile Gabory

1872–1954

French historian, poet and archivist (1872-1954)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HB#2
Faith

Henri-Marie-Claude de Bruc-Montplaisir

1751–1826

French Catholic bishop

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Vallet is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Around it, Clisson has the most people on record, 3 of them.

Questions about famous people from Vallet

Who is the most famous person from Vallet?

Émile Gabory (French historian, poet and archivist (1872-1954)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri-Marie-Claude de Bruc-Montplaisir.

How many famous people were born in Vallet?

2 people born in Vallet 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 Vallet known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vallet?

Henri-Marie-Claude de Bruc-Montplaisir, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1872.

Who counts as from Vallet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vallet 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 (3)

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.