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Famous people · Fougerolles-du-Plessis, Mayenne

3 famous people were born in Fougerolles-du-Plessis

Marin-Marie, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé. Just 9 mi away, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët’s list holds 15 names, Mikaël Cherel the best known. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Mayenne with famous people list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marin-Marie
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Marin-Marie
Youngest
1982
Julien Foisnet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Fougerolles-du-Plessis

Marin-Marie, Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé are written about in 5, 1 and 1 languages.

M#1
Writing & Arts

Marin-Marie

1901–1987

French painter (1901-1987)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JF#2
Sports

Julien Foisnet

born 1982

French racing cyclist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PL#3
Faith

Paul Laizé

1905–1988

French catholic priest (1905-1988)

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

What Fougerolles-du-Plessis is known for

Share of Fougerolles-du-Plessis’ famous people in each field.

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

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët has the longest list next door: 15.

Questions about famous people from Fougerolles-du-Plessis

Who is the most famous person from Fougerolles-du-Plessis?

Marin-Marie (French painter (1901-1987)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé.

How many famous people were born in Fougerolles-du-Plessis?

3 people born in Fougerolles-du-Plessis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Fougerolles-du-Plessis known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fougerolles-du-Plessis?

Marin-Marie, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.

Who counts as from Fougerolles-du-Plessis?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fougerolles-du-Plessis 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 (3)

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.