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Famous people · Broût-Vernet, Allier

2 famous people were born in Broût-Vernet

Most widely known is Robert du Buysson, the French lichenologist and mycologist, with articles in 7 languages. The list has one more: the French soldier Benoît-Léon Fornel de La Laurencie. Vichy, 8 mi off, can claim 85 famous people, the best known Just Jaeckin. Born in 1861, Robert du Buysson is the first name on record, and Benoît-Léon Fornel de La Laurencie, born in 1879, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert du Buysson
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1861
Robert du Buysson
Youngest
1879
Benoît-Léon Fornel de La Laurencie
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Broût-Vernet

RB#1
Science & Medicine

Robert du Buysson

1861–1946

French lichenologist and mycologist (1861-1946)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BL#2
Military

Benoît-Léon Fornel de La Laurencie

1879–1958

French soldier (1879–1958)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Broût-Vernet is known for

Share of Broût-Vernet’s famous people in each 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

Vichy has the longest list next door: 85.

Questions about famous people from Broût-Vernet

Who is the most famous person from Broût-Vernet?

Robert du Buysson (French lichenologist and mycologist (1861-1946)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benoît-Léon Fornel de La Laurencie.

How many famous people were born in Broût-Vernet?

2 people born in Broût-Vernet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Broût-Vernet known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Broût-Vernet?

Robert du Buysson, born in 1861. The youngest on the list was born in 1879.

Who counts as from Broût-Vernet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Broût-Vernet 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 (5)

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.