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Famous people · Luçon, Vendée

24 famous people were born in Luçon from 1727 to 1987

Most widely known is François Bégaudeau, the French writer, with articles in 19 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 10 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 25.5, while at least half the towns in Vendée list nobody born there. François Bégaudeau was born in 1971.

#1 best knownFrançois BégaudeauWriting & Arts · born 1971
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Born here
24
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Bégaudeau
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1727
Charles Sochet des Touches
Youngest
1987
Mickaël Lopez
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people
The best known

Born in Luçon

Three names lead: François Bégaudeau (19 languages), François Bon (13) and Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny (9).

François Bégaudeau#1
Writing & Arts

François Bégaudeau

born 1971

French writer

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Bon#2
Writing & Arts

François Bon

born 1953

French writer

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny#3
Military

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

1754–1794

French general

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Luçon’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Fabrice HyberÉmile GirardeauGaspard de Bernard de Marigny
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitarySportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Luçon is known for

Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 3 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Luçon

Of the other 21, 7 are leaders.

Fabrice Hyber

Fabrice Hyber

born 1961

French artist (born 1961)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
ÉG

Émile Girardeau

1882–1970

French engineer (1882–1970)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Amédée-François-Paul de Béjarry

Amédée-François-Paul de Béjarry

1770–1844

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles Sochet des Touches

Charles Sochet des Touches

1727–1793

French admiral

PL

Patrick Loiseau

born 1960

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RG

René Guyonnet

1925–2009

French journalist, editor-in-chief and translator

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Saint-Jean-d'Hermine, at 4.

Questions about famous people from Luçon

Who is the most famous person from Luçon?

François Bégaudeau (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Bon and Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny.

How many famous people were born in Luçon?

24 people born in Luçon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 43 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 Luçon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 24. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Luçon?

Charles Sochet des Touches, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.

Who counts as from Luçon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Luçon 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 (11)

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.