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Politics & Law
Jean-Pierre Cognat
1936–2022French politician (1936–2022)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Saint-Barthélemy, Morbihan
The French politician Jean-Pierre Cognat is the one famous person from Saint-Barthélemy
The French politician Jean-Pierre Cognat was born in 1936. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Pontivy, 10 mi away: 44, led by Audrey Cordon-Ragot.
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Jean-Pierre Cognat
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1936
Jean-Pierre Cognat
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Barthélemy
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Pontivy’s, with 44.
Pontivy · 10 miAudrey Cordon-Ragot & 43 more
Baud · 4 miJean-Louis Le Ny & 4 moreJGÉvellys · 9 miJean Gainche & 3 moreHLLocminé · 10 miHervé Laudrin & 3 moreDGPluméliau-Bieuzy · 4 miDanielle Gourevitch & 2 moreJBPluvigner · 10 miJoseph Le Bayon & 2 more
Camors · 7 miJean-Marie Goasmat & 1 moreGCLanguidic · 8 miGilbert Le Chenadec & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Barthélemy
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Barthélemy?
Jean-Pierre Cognat (French politician (1936–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Barthélemy?
1 people born in Saint-Barthélemy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Saint-Barthélemy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Barthélemy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Barthélemy 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)
- Audrey Cordon-Ragot: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Le Ny: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Goasmat: Chemillé, 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.