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Famous people · Vertou, Loire-Atlantique

Vertou’s famous people span 168 years: 5 births from 1797 to 1965

Articles in 7 languages make the French newspaper magnate Robert Hersant the best known. The French actor and film critic Michel Delahaye ranks second, ahead of Paul de La Gironière. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Robert Hersant, dates from 1920.

#3 best knownPaul de La GironièreScience & Medicine · 1797–1862
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Hersant
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1797
Paul de La Gironière
Youngest
1965
Hugues Fourage
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known

Born in Vertou

Languages with an article: 7 for Robert Hersant, 4 for Michel Delahaye, 3 for Paul de La Gironière.

RH#1
Business

Robert Hersant

1920–1996

French newspaper magnate (1920-1996)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MD#2
Film, TV & Stage

Michel Delahaye

1929–2016

French actor and film critic (1929–2016)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Paul de La Gironière#3
Science & Medicine

Paul de La Gironière

1797–1862

French traveler

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Vertou’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Hugues FouragePaul de La GironièreRobert Hersant
Film, TV & StageBusinessScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Vertou is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Vertou

Here are 2 more, born from 1931 to 1965.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Vertou

Who is the most famous person from Vertou?

Robert Hersant (French newspaper magnate (1920-1996)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Delahaye and Paul de La Gironière.

How many famous people were born in Vertou?

5 people born in Vertou 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 Vertou known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vertou?

Paul de La Gironière, born in 1797. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Vertou?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vertou 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.