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Famous people · Vautorte, Mayenne

From 1747 to 1945, Vautorte was the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French association football player Alain Desgages, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Abraham Goyet-Dubignon. The neighbour with the longest list is Mayenne, 10 mi away: 47, led by Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus. The list’s best known name, Alain Desgages, dates from 1945.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Desgages
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Abraham Goyet-Dubignon
Youngest
1945
Alain Desgages
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Vautorte

AD#1
Sports

Alain Desgages

born 1945

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AG#2
Politics & Law

Abraham Goyet-Dubignon

1747–1820

French politician

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

What Vautorte is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 1.

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

Mayenne leads the towns around it, with 47 names.

Questions about famous people from Vautorte

Who is the most famous person from Vautorte?

Alain Desgages (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Abraham Goyet-Dubignon.

How many famous people were born in Vautorte?

2 people born in Vautorte have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Vautorte known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vautorte?

Abraham Goyet-Dubignon, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Vautorte?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vautorte 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.