People born here (15)
|
| Jacques Arnoux |
 FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960 |
7 April 1938 |
Le Langon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Vincent Bachet |
FRA |
IHO |
Olympics |
2002 |
29 April 1978 |
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Vendée (FRA) |
| Félicia Ballanger |
FRA |
CTR |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
12 June 1971 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Jean-René Bernaudeau |
FRA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1976 |
8 July 1956 |
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Vendée (FRA) |
| Anne Boileau |
FRA |
TTE |
Olympics |
2000 |
16 July 1975 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Christelle Bulteau |
FRA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1984 |
23 July 1963 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| John Dovi |
FRA |
BOX |
Olympics |
2000 |
2 January 1973 |
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Vendée (FRA) |
| Gabriel, Comte de la Falaise |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics/1906/Referee |
1900—1908 |
24 March 1866 |
Luçon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Lionel Guyon |
FRA |
EVE |
Olympics |
2012 |
5 June 1968 |
Saint-Florent-des-Bois, Rives de l'Yon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Denise Laborie-Guénard |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952—1964 |
13 January 1934 |
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard, Vendée (FRA) |
| Xavier Phelippon |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1988 |
26 August 1959 |
Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée (FRA) |
| Gilbert Prouteau |
FRA |
ART |
Olympics |
1948 |
14 June 1917 |
Nesmy, Vendée (FRA) |
| Olivier Rossard |
FRA |
VVO |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
31 August 1965 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Laëtitia Tignola |
FRA |
JUD |
Olympics |
2000 |
25 August 1972 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Hugo Viart |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2000 |
25 December 1979 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée (FRA) |
People who died here (12)
|
| Pierre Alard |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
13 January 2019 |
Luçon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Kléber Argouac'h |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1920 |
5 July 1946 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Gilles Buck |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1968 |
18 September 2010 |
Montaigu, Montaigu-Vendée, Vendée (FRA) |
| Jean-Paul Capelle |
FRA |
HOC |
Olympics |
1968 |
12 August 2019 |
L'Île-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Gérard Fenouil |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
8 October 2023 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |
| Günter Gehmert |
 GER |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
13 June 1940 |
Montaigu, Montaigu-Vendée, Vendée (FRA) |
| André Gruchet |
FRA |
CTR |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
3 May 2015 |
Challans, Vendée (FRA) |
| Henri Horment |
FRA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1920 |
6 July 1924 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée (FRA) |
| Jules Leloup |
FRA |
BLN |
Non-Medal |
1900 |
13 April 1912 |
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Vendée (FRA) |
| Joseph Moroni |
FRA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
2 July 2020 |
Brem-sur-Mer, Vendée (FRA) |
| Marcel Sigiran |
FRA |
WRE |
Olympics |
1952 |
1 September 2018 |
Challans, Vendée (FRA) |
| Noël Tijou |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972 |
22 September 2023 |
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée (FRA) |