No one born in La Taillée has made the famous people list yet
The nearest list is in Fontenay-le-Comte, 8 mi away: 55 names, starting with François Viète. The Vendée lists hold names for 102 towns. La Roche-sur-Yon’s 73 names make the longest list in Vendée.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is La Taillée (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 La Taillée yet.
Famous people born near La Taillée
The most names next door are in Fontenay-le-Comte: 55.
Questions about famous people from La Taillée
Who counts as from La Taillée?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Taillée 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)
- François Viète: The original uploader was Dr. Manuel at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière: Henri Daressy, éditeur scientifique ; Quantin, éditeur. Paris, 1888, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Coutant: Fanoflesage, CC BY 3.0, 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.