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Famous people · Daon, Mayenne

2 famous people call Daon their birthplace

At the top of the list is the Catholic bishop and politician Étienne-Alexandre Bernier, covered in 7 languages. The only other name is the French politician Pierre Joly dit Petit-Prince. A short trip away, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (6 mi) counts 49 famous people, Claude Pompidou among them. Only 15 of the 95 towns in Mayenne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Étienne-Alexandre Bernier
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1762
Étienne-Alexandre Bernier
Youngest
1773
Pierre Joly dit Petit-Prince
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Daon

ÉB#1
Faith

Étienne-Alexandre Bernier

1762–1806

Catholic bishop and politician (1762–1806)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PP#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Joly dit Petit-Prince

1773–1836

French politician (1773-1836)

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

What Daon is known for

Clergy and people of faith 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

Around it, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne has the most people on record, 49 of them.

Questions about famous people from Daon

Who is the most famous person from Daon?

Étienne-Alexandre Bernier (Catholic bishop and politician (1762–1806)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Joly dit Petit-Prince.

How many famous people were born in Daon?

2 people born in Daon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Daon known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Daon?

Étienne-Alexandre Bernier, born in 1762. The youngest on the list was born in 1773.

Who counts as from Daon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Daon 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)

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.