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Famous people · Bonnétable, Sarthe

From 1755 to 1944, Bonnétable was the birthplace of 5 famous people

The best known is the French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux, with articles in 18 languages. The next two names are Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson. Most were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire: 3 of them. Casimir Lefaucheux, the best known, was born in 1802.

#1 best knownCasimir LefaucheuxScience & Medicine · 1802–1852
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Casimir Lefaucheux
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Emmanuel Pierre Le Tourneur
Youngest
1944
Olivier de Kersauson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Bonnétable

Counted by languages, Casimir Lefaucheux is ahead of Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson: 18, 13 and 7.

Casimir Lefaucheux#1
Science & Medicine

Casimir Lefaucheux

1802–1852

French gunsmith (1802–1852)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Stéphen Sauvestre#2
Writing & Arts

Stéphen Sauvestre

1847–1919

French architect (1847–1919)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Olivier de Kersauson#3
Sports

Olivier de Kersauson

born 1944

French yacht racer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Bonnétable’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Emmanuel Pierre Le TourneurCasimir LefaucheuxOlivier de KersausonStéphen Sauvestre
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Bonnétable is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Bonnétable

2 more, from 1755 to 1804.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bonnétable, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Bonnétable

Who is the most famous person from Bonnétable?

Casimir Lefaucheux (French gunsmith (1802–1852)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson.

How many famous people were born in Bonnétable?

5 people born in Bonnétable have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Bonnétable known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bonnétable?

Emmanuel Pierre Le Tourneur, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Bonnétable?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bonnétable 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 (5)

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.