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Famous people · Ébreuil, Allier

Ébreuil’s famous people span 152 years: 6 births from 1792 to 1944

Best known of all is François-Xavier Lesbre, written about in 3 languages. Charles Péronnet, the French politician, comes second, with Jean Coulon third. 4 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. The biggest group are leaders: 3.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Xavier Lesbre
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1792
Amable Villiet-Marcillat
Youngest
1944
Marcel Charmant
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Ébreuil

Languages with an article: 3 for François-Xavier Lesbre, 2 for Charles Péronnet, 2 for Jean Coulon.

FL#1
Science & Medicine

François-Xavier Lesbre

1858–1942

French veterinarian, anatomist and anthropologist

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

Charles Péronnet

1866–1953

French politician (1866-1953)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JC#3
Writing & Arts

Jean Coulon

1853–1923

French sculptor (1853–1923)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Ébreuil’s famous people were born

The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Joseph VipleAmable Villiet-MarcillatMarcel CharmantFrançois-Xavier Lesbre
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Ébreuil is known for

Ébreuil has 2.1× the usual share of leaders.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ébreuil

Still to come: 3 more, from 1792 to 1944.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Gannat counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Ébreuil

Who is the most famous person from Ébreuil?

François-Xavier Lesbre (French veterinarian, anatomist and anthropologist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Péronnet and Jean Coulon.

How many famous people were born in Ébreuil?

6 people born in Ébreuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Ébreuil known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ébreuil?

Amable Villiet-Marcillat, born in 1792. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Ébreuil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ébreuil 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.