#1Writing & Arts
Émile Faguet
1847–1916French literary critic (1847–1916)
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée
No town in Vendée has more famous people than La Roche-sur-Yon: 73
Most widely known is Émile Faguet, the French literary critic, with articles in 36 languages. Adlène Guedioura is second and Félicia Ballanger third. The largest group, 35, was born since 1970. 23 of them are athletes, 1.7 times the share across French towns.
Born here
73
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Faguet
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Henri Planchat
Youngest
2003
Flavie Boulais
Most common field
Sports
23 people
What stands out about La Roche-sur-Yon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When La Roche-sur-Yon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 12 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Roche-sur-Yon is known for
La Roche-sur-Yon has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in La Roche-sur-Yon
Two of the three are athletes.
#1
#2Sports
Adlène Guedioura
born 1985Algerian and French footballer
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FB#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in La Roche-sur-Yon
70 more, best known first.
Robert Victor
1904–1977French sailor, writer, journalist and diplomat (1904-1977)
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Armand-Isidore-Sylvain Petiet
1832–1905French politician (1832-1905)
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Jean Auriac
1906–1941French practitioner and resistant fighter, professor at the university of Bordeaux (1906-1941)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from La Roche-sur-Yon
Who is the most famous person from La Roche-sur-Yon?
Émile Faguet (French literary critic (1847–1916)) is the best known by our measure: 36 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Adlène Guedioura and Félicia Ballanger.
How many famous people were born in La Roche-sur-Yon?
73 people born in La Roche-sur-Yon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 104 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 Roche-sur-Yon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 23 of the 73. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Roche-sur-Yon?
Henri Planchat, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from La Roche-sur-Yon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roche-sur-Yon 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 (30)
- Émile Faguet: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adlène Guedioura: Mustapha Ennaimi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ciryl Gane: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florent Chaigneau: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Bonnet: Luc-Éric Manneville, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Laurent: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cécile Sauvage: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raoul Ponchon: Raoul Ponchon (1848 ― 1937), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Planchat: Thomon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raphaël Toussaint: Simon Bourcier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Simon: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Véronique Besse: Maupilier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ambroise Baudry: Paul Baudry, Boussod, Valandon et Cie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Coullet-Tessier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émilie Trimoreau: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magda Fontanges: Wide World Photo/Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mélodie Chataigner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franck Guérin: Franck Guerin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Benéteau: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Auriac: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Denécheau: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myth Syzer: FranckyQueso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas de Villiers: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez from Toledo, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Couteau: René Gili, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Perrotin: Bene85, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yann Kerlann: Konan Gireg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Astoul: William Chevillon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Billong: Adirez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick Jaulin: NeveuMael, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Gréau: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.