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Famous people · Saint-Maixent, Sarthe

Saint-Maixent is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French military officer Yves Godard, covered in 5 languages. One more name completes the list: Jean Gouhier. The earliest on the list is Yves Godard, born in 1911, and the youngest Jean Gouhier, born in 1925. Nearby, La Ferté-Bernard, 6 mi away, lists 11, led by Robert Garnier.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yves Godard
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
Yves Godard
Youngest
1925
Jean Gouhier
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Maixent

YG#1
Military

Yves Godard

1911–1975

French military officer (1911–1975)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JG#2
Science & Medicine

Jean Gouhier

1925–2015

French geographer, academic rank in France and teacher (1925-2015)

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

What Saint-Maixent is known for

The largest field is Military, with 1 people.

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

Of the towns nearby, La Ferté-Bernard lists the most people: 11.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Maixent

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Maixent?

Yves Godard (French military officer (1911–1975)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Gouhier.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Maixent?

2 people born in Saint-Maixent have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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-Maixent known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Maixent?

Yves Godard, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Saint-Maixent?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Maixent 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 (2)

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.