Poitiers, birthplace of Michel Foucault and 237 more famous people

Michel Foucault (French philosopher (1926–1984)) is the best known by our measure: 128 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hilaire de Poitiers and Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

238 people born in Poitiers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 376 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, leaders: 63 of the 238. That is 26% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Hilaire de Poitiers, born in 315. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Poitiers 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.

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.