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Famous people · Le Lude, Sarthe

3 famous people call Le Lude their birthplace

Jean Letourneau, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Pierre Le Monnier and Georges Dalmagne. Within 11 mi, La Flèche lists the most: 31, with Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant first. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Sarthe with famous people list more.

#1 best knownJean LetourneauPolitics & Law · 1907–1986
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Letourneau
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1815
Pierre Le Monnier
Youngest
1907
Jean Letourneau
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Le Lude

By how many languages cover them, Jean Letourneau comes first (7), then Pierre Le Monnier (2) and Georges Dalmagne (1).

Jean Letourneau#1
Politics & Law

Jean Letourneau

1907–1986

French politician (1907–1986)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Le Monnier#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Le Monnier

1815–1895

French politician (1815–1895)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GD#3
Politics & Law

Georges Dalmagne

1860–1948

French politician (1860-1948)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, La Flèche counts 31 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Le Lude

Who is the most famous person from Le Lude?

Jean Letourneau (French politician (1907–1986)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Le Monnier and Georges Dalmagne.

How many famous people were born in Le Lude?

3 people born in Le Lude have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Le Lude 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 Le Lude?

Pierre Le Monnier, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.

Who counts as from Le Lude?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Lude 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)

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.