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Famous people · Saint-Jean-d'Hermine, Vendée

Saint-Jean-d'Hermine is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the French artist Henri Boutet, covered in 7 languages. Philippe Puaud, the French politician, comes second, with Jean Teillet third. The first birth on record is Henri Boutet’s, in 1851, and the last Philippe Puaud’s, in 1936. Half or more of the towns in Vendée have no one on record, but this one has 11.1 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownHenri BoutetWriting & Arts · 1851–1919
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Boutet
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1851
Henri Boutet
Youngest
1936
Philippe Puaud
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Jean-d'Hermine

Henri Boutet, Philippe Puaud and Jean Teillet are written about in 7, 4 and 2 languages.

Henri Boutet#1
Writing & Arts

Henri Boutet

1851–1919

French artist (1851–1919)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PP#2
Politics & Law

Philippe Puaud

1936–2026

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JT#3
Notable

Jean Teillet

1866–1977

French hairdresser (1866–1977)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Jean-d'Hermine’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 2 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Henri BoutetJean TeilletPhilippe Puaud
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable

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

Known for

What Saint-Jean-d'Hermine is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Jean-d'Hermine

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Luçon has the most people on record, 24 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Jean-d'Hermine

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Jean-d'Hermine?

Henri Boutet (French artist (1851–1919)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Puaud and Jean Teillet.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Jean-d'Hermine?

4 people born in Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 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 Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 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 Saint-Jean-d'Hermine?

Henri Boutet, born in 1851. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.

Who counts as from Saint-Jean-d'Hermine?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 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.