JB#1
Film, TV & Stage
Jean Bardin
1927–2011French radio producer and journalist (1927-2011)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Agonges, Allier
Agonges is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Jean Bardin, the French radio producer and journalist, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French archivist Pierre Durye. Within 9 mi, Moulins lists the most: 82, with Antoine Meillet first. Only 26 of the 121 towns in Allier with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Bardin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1920
Pierre Durye
Youngest
1927
Jean Bardin
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Agonges
PD#2
Writing & Arts
Pierre Durye
1920–1996French archivist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Agonges is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
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
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Agonges
Who is the most famous person from Agonges?
Jean Bardin (French radio producer and journalist (1927-2011)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Durye.
How many famous people were born in Agonges?
2 people born in Agonges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Agonges known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Agonges?
Pierre Durye, born in 1920. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.
Who counts as from Agonges?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Agonges 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 (2)
- Antoine Meillet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Didier Boulaud: Original uploader was Olivier2000 at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.