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Famous people · La Pacaudière, Loire

3 famous people call La Pacaudière their birthplace

Raymond Boisset, the French sprinter, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean-Jacques Bénetière and Paul Gallay. Within 9 mi, Renaison lists the most: 2, with Louis de Lyvron first. Born in 1906, Paul Gallay is the first name on record, and Jean-Jacques Bénetière, born in 1939, the most recent.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Boisset
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1906
Paul Gallay
Youngest
1939
Jean-Jacques Bénetière
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in La Pacaudière

First, Raymond Boisset (9 languages), then Jean-Jacques Bénetière (2) and Paul Gallay (1).

RB#1
Sports

Raymond Boisset

1912–1991

French sprinter (1912–1991)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Jacques Bénetière

1939–2024

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PG#3
Writing & Arts

Paul Gallay

1906–2001

French writer (1906-2001)

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

What La Pacaudière is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Of the towns around it, Renaison has the most on record: 2.

Questions about famous people from La Pacaudière

Who is the most famous person from La Pacaudière?

Raymond Boisset (French sprinter (1912–1991)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Jacques Bénetière and Paul Gallay.

How many famous people were born in La Pacaudière?

3 people born in La Pacaudière 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 La Pacaudière known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Pacaudière?

Paul Gallay, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from La Pacaudière?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Pacaudière 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.