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Famous people · Sablons sur Huisne, Orne

Sablons sur Huisne’s famous people span 162 years: 3 births from 1733 to 1895

At the top of the list is the French politician Gabriel Sébastien François, covered in one language. Second place goes to the French politician Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé, third to Paul Pelleray. Nearby, Nogent-le-Rotrou, 5 mi away, lists 29, led by Gustave Le Bon. Gabriel Sébastien François, the best known, was born in 1733.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gabriel Sébastien François
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1733
Gabriel Sébastien François
Youngest
1895
Paul Pelleray
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Sablons sur Huisne

Three names lead: Gabriel Sébastien François (1 languages), Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé (1) and Paul Pelleray (1).

GF#1
Politics & Law

Gabriel Sébastien François

1733–1813

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#2
Politics & Law

Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé

1749–1830

French politician (1749-1830)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PP#3
Politics & Law

Paul Pelleray

1895–1980

French politician (1895–1980)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Nogent-le-Rotrou counts 29 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Sablons sur Huisne

Who is the most famous person from Sablons sur Huisne?

Gabriel Sébastien François (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé and Paul Pelleray.

How many famous people were born in Sablons sur Huisne?

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

What is Sablons sur Huisne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sablons sur Huisne?

Gabriel Sébastien François, born in 1733. The youngest on the list was born in 1895.

Who counts as from Sablons sur Huisne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sablons sur Huisne 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.