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Famous people · Saint-Pois, Manche

Saint-Pois, birthplace of the French general Jean-François Graindorge

In 1770, the French general Jean-François Graindorge was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. For more famous names, Vire Normandie is 10 mi away: its list has 45, led by Michel Drucker.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-François Graindorge
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Jean-François Graindorge
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Pois

JG#1
Military

Jean-François Graindorge

1770–1810

French general (1770–1810)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Vire Normandie counts 45 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Pois

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Pois?

Jean-François Graindorge (French general (1770–1810)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Pois?

1 people born in Saint-Pois have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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-Pois known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Saint-Pois?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Pois 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).

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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.