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Famous people · La Chapelle-Thémer, Vendée

2 famous people call La Chapelle-Thémer their birthplace

Most widely known is Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux, the French politician, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French politician Étienne Benjamin Martineau. Of its neighbours, Fontenay-le-Comte, 10 mi away, lists the most: 55, François Viète first. Over 39 years of births, the list goes from Étienne Benjamin Martineau (1765) to Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux (1804).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1765
Étienne Benjamin Martineau
Youngest
1804
Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in La Chapelle-Thémer

EF#1
Politics & Law

Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux

1804–1883

French politician

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

Étienne Benjamin Martineau

1765–1828

French politician (1765-1828)

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

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Fontenay-le-Comte counts 55 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from La Chapelle-Thémer

Who is the most famous person from La Chapelle-Thémer?

Ernest Grelier du Fougeroux (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Benjamin Martineau.

How many famous people were born in La Chapelle-Thémer?

2 people born in La Chapelle-Thémer have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 La Chapelle-Thémer known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Chapelle-Thémer?

Étienne Benjamin Martineau, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1804.

Who counts as from La Chapelle-Thémer?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Chapelle-Thémer 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.