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Photo: Simon Desjobert · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Nesmy, Vendée
A single famous person was born in Nesmy: Gilbert Prouteau
The French poet Gilbert Prouteau was born in 1917. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 9 languages. Just 5 mi away, La Roche-sur-Yon’s list holds 73 names, Émile Faguet the best known.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gilbert Prouteau
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1917
Gilbert Prouteau
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Nesmy
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, La Roche-sur-Yon lists the most people: 73.
La Roche-sur-Yon · 5 miÉmile Faguet & 72 more
Bournezeau · 12 miAmédée de Béjarry & 2 moreACRives de l'Yon · 3 miAdolphe-Auguste de Maynard de La Claye & 1 moreCMMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais · 10 miChristophe de Margerie & 1 more
Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux · 4 miYannick Jaulin
Nieul-le-Dolent · 5 miEugène GréauHBLa Chaize-le-Vicomte · 8 miHubert BarbierQuestions about famous people from Nesmy
Who is the most famous person from Nesmy?
Gilbert Prouteau (French poet) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Nesmy?
1 people born in Nesmy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Nesmy known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Nesmy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nesmy 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 (4)
- Émile Faguet: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée de Béjarry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.