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Famous people · Pithiviers, Loiret

Pithiviers’ famous people span 381 years: 30 births from 1612 to 1993

Marie NDiaye, the French novelist and playwright, is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Behind the leader come Steve Marlet and Hervé Boussard. Since 1970, 13 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Marie NDiaye, dates from 1967.

#1 best knownMarie NDiayeWriting & Arts · born 1967
+26more
Born here
30
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie NDiaye
41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1612
Lubin Baugin
Youngest
1993
Lucie Baudu
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people

What stands out about Pithiviers’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Pithiviers’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 8 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century160016501700175018001850190019502000Geoffroy LequatreSteve MarletLubin Baugin
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableFaith

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

The best known

Born in Pithiviers

Marie NDiaye, Steve Marlet and Hervé Boussard are written about in 41, 23 and 20 languages.

Marie NDiaye#1
Writing & Arts

Marie NDiaye

born 1967

French novelist and playwright

41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Steve Marlet#2
Sports

Steve Marlet

born 1974

French footballer (born 1974)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Hervé Boussard#3
Sports

Hervé Boussard

1966–2013

Olympic cyclist (1966–2013)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Pithiviers is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pithiviers

The rest number 27, with 9 writers and artists among them.

Lubin Baugin

Lubin Baugin

1612–1663

French painter (1612-1663)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Louis Le Bègue Duportail

Louis Le Bègue Duportail

1743–1802

American general (1743–1802)

Pierre François Beauvallet

Pierre François Beauvallet

1801–1873

French actor (1801–1873)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer

born 1978

French philosopher, jurist and diplomat

Cécile Saboureau

Cécile Saboureau

born 1983

French paratriathlete (born 1983)

FB

Félix Le Bourhis

born 1988

Rugby union player

XD

Xavier Dectot

born 1973

French curator and art historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jacques Charles Hyacinthe Brierre

Jacques Charles Hyacinthe Brierre

1818–1896

French politician (1818–1896)

LP

Louis-Joseph Pointeau-Bazinville

1767–1833

French politician (1767-1833)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Pithiviers, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Pithiviers

Who is the most famous person from Pithiviers?

Marie NDiaye (French novelist and playwright) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Steve Marlet and Hervé Boussard.

How many famous people were born in Pithiviers?

30 people born in Pithiviers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 43 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 Pithiviers known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 10 of the 30. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pithiviers?

Lubin Baugin, born in 1612. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.

Who counts as from Pithiviers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pithiviers 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 (16)

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.