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Famous people · Gorron, Mayenne

Gorron counts 4 famous people, first among them Philippe Redon

Articles in 10 languages make the French association football player and manager Philippe Redon the best known. Michel Cougé is second and Gaëtan Rondeau third. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Mayenne with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is Constant Prodhomme, born in 1849, and the youngest Michel Cougé, born in 1954.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Redon
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1849
Constant Prodhomme
Youngest
1954
Michel Cougé
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Gorron

Philippe Redon, Michel Cougé and Gaëtan Rondeau are written about in 10, 6 and 2 languages.

PR#1
Sports

Philippe Redon

1950–2020

French association football player and manager (1950–2020)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MC#2
Sports

Michel Cougé

born 1954

French footballer

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GR#3
Politics & Law

Gaëtan Rondeau

1873–1971

French politician (1873-1971)

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

When Gorron’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Constant ProdhommeGaëtan RondeauPhilippe Redon
SportsPolitics & LawFaith

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

Known for

What Gorron is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Gorron

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Mayenne: 47.

Questions about famous people from Gorron

Who is the most famous person from Gorron?

Philippe Redon (French association football player and manager (1950–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Cougé and Gaëtan Rondeau.

How many famous people were born in Gorron?

4 people born in Gorron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Gorron known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gorron?

Constant Prodhomme, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Gorron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gorron 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.