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Famous people · Soullans, Vendée

Soullans is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Charles Milcendeau, the French painter, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Jean Yole, the French politician. For more famous names, Challans is 3 mi away: its list has 13, led by Jacqueline Auriol. The oldest name on the list belongs to Charles Milcendeau, born in 1872, the newest to Jean Yole, born in 1878.

#1 best knownCharles MilcendeauWriting & Arts · 1872–1919
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Milcendeau
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1872
Charles Milcendeau
Youngest
1878
Jean Yole
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Soullans

Charles Milcendeau#1
Writing & Arts

Charles Milcendeau

1872–1919

French painter (1872–1919)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JY#2
Politics & Law

Jean Yole

1878–1956

French politician (1878–1956)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Soullans is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Challans lists the most people: 13.

Questions about famous people from Soullans

Who is the most famous person from Soullans?

Charles Milcendeau (French painter (1872–1919)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Yole.

How many famous people were born in Soullans?

2 people born in Soullans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Soullans known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Soullans?

Charles Milcendeau, born in 1872. The youngest on the list was born in 1878.

Who counts as from Soullans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soullans 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 (6)

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.