Alexain has no famous person on record yet
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang heads the list in Laval, 11 mi away, which has 173 names. 95 towns across Mayenne can name a famous person born there. No town in Mayenne lists more than Laval, with 173. After Laval, the next longest list in Mayenne is Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne’s, with 49.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Alexain (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Alexain yet.
Famous people born near Alexain
Laval leads the towns around it, with 173 names.
Laval · 11 miPierre-Emerick Aubameyang & 172 more
Mayenne · 8 miJean Lefebvre de Cheverus & 46 morePTErnée · 10 miPhilippe Tesnière & 16 more
Montsûrs · 11 miAlphonse-Victor Angot & 2 more
Changé · 9 miChristian d'Elva & 1 moreHHBonchamp-lès-Laval · 11 miHenri Houdouin & 1 moreCMArgentré · 11 miCécyl MarcylGGSaint-Berthevin · 12 miGeorges GarotQuestions about famous people from Alexain
Who counts as from Alexain?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Alexain 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 (4)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian d'Elva: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.