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Famous people · Mouchamps, Vendée

4 famous people were born in Mouchamps from 1554 to 1890

The best known is the French noblewoman Catherine de Parthenay, with articles in 16 languages. Behind the leader come René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe. Catherine de Parthenay was born in 1554. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.3, while at least half the towns in Vendée list nobody born there.

#4 best knownPierre-Paul ClemenceauScience & Medicine · 1749–1825
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Catherine de Parthenay
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1554
Catherine de Parthenay
Youngest
1890
René Guilbaud
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Mouchamps

Counted by languages, Catherine de Parthenay is ahead of René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe: 16, 4 and 1.

CP#1
Politics & Law

Catherine de Parthenay

1554–1631

French noblewoman (1554–1631)

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RG#2
Military

René Guilbaud

1890–1928

French aviator (1890-1928)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LD#3
Politics & Law

Louis de La Douespe

1779–1850

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Mouchamps’ famous people were born

Most were born before the Revolution (3); the busiest decade is the 1550s (1).

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire15501600165017001750180018501900Pierre-Paul ClemenceauRené GuilbaudCatherine de Parthenay
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Mouchamps is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mouchamps

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Chantonnay has the longest list next door: 9.

Questions about famous people from Mouchamps

Who is the most famous person from Mouchamps?

Catherine de Parthenay (French noblewoman (1554–1631)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Guilbaud and Louis de La Douespe.

How many famous people were born in Mouchamps?

4 people born in Mouchamps have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Mouchamps known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mouchamps?

Catherine de Parthenay, born in 1554. The youngest on the list was born in 1890.

Who counts as from Mouchamps?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mouchamps 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.