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Famous people · Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche

From 1796 to 1913, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue was the birthplace of 5 famous people

Articles in 6 languages make the French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer Jean Hubert the best known. The French poet Max-Pol Fouchet ranks second, ahead of François Roulland. More than half were born in the Belle Époque, 3 in all. Jean Hubert, the best known, was born in 1885.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Hubert
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1796
François Durand
Youngest
1913
Max-Pol Fouchet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

By how many languages cover them, Jean Hubert comes first (6), then Max-Pol Fouchet (4) and François Roulland (3).

JH#1
Writing & Arts

Jean Hubert

1885–1927

French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1885-1927)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MF#2
Writing & Arts

Max-Pol Fouchet

1913–1980

French poet (1913–1980)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FR#3
Science & Medicine

François Roulland

1817–1875

French physician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1880s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque180018501900François DurandErnest CatudalFrançois Roulland
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is known for

Writing & Arts 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 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

2 more, from 1796 to 1891.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?

Jean Hubert (French aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1885-1927)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Max-Pol Fouchet and François Roulland.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?

5 people born in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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-Vaast-la-Hougue known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?

François Durand, born in 1796. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.

Who counts as from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue 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 (1)

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.