No famous person from Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux yet, but La Roche-sur-Yon next door has 73
102 towns in Vendée have at least one famous person on record. La Roche-sur-Yon’s 73 names make the longest list in Vendée. After La Roche-sur-Yon, the next longest list in Vendée is Fontenay-le-Comte’s, with 55. The best known born in La Roche-sur-Yon is Émile Faguet.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux (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 Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux yet.
Famous people born near Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux
The longest list nearby is La Roche-sur-Yon’s, with 73.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux
Who counts as from Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux 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
- Fabien Grellier: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yannick Jaulin: NeveuMael, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Gréau: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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