JR#1
Politics & Law
Jacques Richard
1918–2010French politician (1918-2010)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Val-du-Maine, Mayenne
Val-du-Maine’s famous people span 170 years: 2 births from 1748 to 1918
Most widely known is Jacques Richard, the French politician, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French politician Mathurin Enjubault. The neighbour with the longest list is Sablé-sur-Sarthe, 7 mi away: 13, led by Prosper Guéranger. The list’s best known name, Jacques Richard, dates from 1918.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Richard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1748
Mathurin Enjubault
Youngest
1918
Jacques Richard
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Val-du-Maine
ME#2
Politics & Law
Mathurin Enjubault
1748–1808French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sablé-sur-Sarthe: 13.
Questions about famous people from Val-du-Maine
Who is the most famous person from Val-du-Maine?
Jacques Richard (French politician (1918-2010)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Mathurin Enjubault.
How many famous people were born in Val-du-Maine?
2 people born in Val-du-Maine have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Val-du-Maine known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Val-du-Maine?
Mathurin Enjubault, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.
Who counts as from Val-du-Maine?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Val-du-Maine 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)
- Prosper Guéranger: Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, 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.