Famous people born near Château-Guibert
No entry yet names Château-Guibert as a birthplace. Within 10 mi, La Roche-sur-Yon lists the most: 73, with Émile Faguet first. In Vendée, 102 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Vendée belongs to La Roche-sur-Yon, with 73.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Château-Guibert (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Château-Guibert yet.
Famous people born near Château-Guibert
Nearby, La Roche-sur-Yon has the most on record, with 73.
La Roche-sur-Yon · 10 miÉmile Faguet & 72 more
Luçon · 9 miFrançois Bégaudeau & 23 more
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine · 9 miHenri Boutet & 3 more
Bournezeau · 6 miAmédée de Béjarry & 2 moreJTSaint-Martin-des-Noyers · 11 miJean-Charles Thomas & 2 moreCMMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais · 3 miChristophe de Margerie & 1 moreACRives de l'Yon · 4 miAdolphe-Auguste de Maynard de La Claye & 1 moreGPNesmy · 7 miGilbert ProuteauQuestions about famous people from Château-Guibert
Who counts as from Château-Guibert?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Château-Guibert 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 (4)
- Émile Faguet: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Bégaudeau: Librairie Mollat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Boutet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée de Béjarry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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