No famous person yet from Le Pas
Mayenne, 9 mi off, can claim 47 famous people, the best known Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus. In all of Mayenne, the famous people on record come from 95 towns. The longest list of any town in Mayenne belongs to 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 Le Pas (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Pas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Le Pas
The neighbour with the most names is Mayenne, at 47.
Questions about famous people from Le Pas
Who counts as from Le Pas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Pas 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 (2)
- Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Chevalier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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