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Famous people · Magné, Vienne

2 famous people call Magné their birthplace

The best known is the French Catholic priest Camille-Albert de Briey, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the French politician Raymond Susset. Camille-Albert de Briey (1826) and Raymond Susset (1895) mark the two ends of the list. Of its neighbours, Valence-en-Poitou, 9 mi away, lists the most: 6, Élisabeth Morin-Chartier first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Camille-Albert de Briey
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1826
Camille-Albert de Briey
Youngest
1895
Raymond Susset
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Magné

CB#1
Faith

Camille-Albert de Briey

1826–1888

French Catholic priest

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

Raymond Susset

1895–1991

French politician (1895–1991)

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

What Magné is known for

1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.

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

The most names next door are in Valence-en-Poitou: 6.

Questions about famous people from Magné

Who is the most famous person from Magné?

Camille-Albert de Briey (French Catholic priest) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raymond Susset.

How many famous people were born in Magné?

2 people born in Magné have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Magné known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Magné?

Camille-Albert de Briey, born in 1826. The youngest on the list was born in 1895.

Who counts as from Magné?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Magné 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.

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.