Famous people born near Thorigny
Émile Faguet heads the list in La Roche-sur-Yon, 10 mi away, which has 73 names. Not one famous person on record comes from Thorigny yet. The Vendée lists hold names for 102 towns. No town in Vendée lists more than La Roche-sur-Yon, with 73.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Thorigny (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 Thorigny yet.
Famous people born near Thorigny
La Roche-sur-Yon leads the towns around it, with 73 names.
La Roche-sur-Yon · 10 miÉmile Faguet & 72 moreHRChantonnay · 10 miHenri Rochereau & 8 more
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine · 9 miHenri Boutet & 3 more
Bournezeau · 4 miAmédée de Béjarry & 2 moreJTSaint-Martin-des-Noyers · 8 miJean-Charles Thomas & 2 moreACRives de l'Yon · 5 miAdolphe-Auguste de Maynard de La Claye & 1 moreCMMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais · 6 miChristophe de Margerie & 1 moreHBLa Chaize-le-Vicomte · 5 miHubert BarbierQuestions about famous people from Thorigny
Who counts as from Thorigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thorigny 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)
- Émile Faguet: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Boutet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée de Béjarry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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