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Famous people · Hérisson, Allier
Hérisson is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Olivier Perrier, the French actor, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Louis Bignon and Camille Gagnon. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. Born in 1816, Louis Bignon is the first name on record, and Olivier Perrier, born in 1940, the most recent.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Olivier Perrier
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1816
Louis Bignon
Youngest
1940
Olivier Perrier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hérisson
Three names lead: Olivier Perrier (7 languages), Louis Bignon (3) and Camille Gagnon (1).
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Business
Louis Bignon
1816–1906French chef/agriculturalist
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CG#3
Politics & Law
Camille Gagnon
1893–1983French magistrate
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Hérisson’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hérisson is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hérisson
2 more names, born between 1824 and 1904.
Gaston Leduc
1904–1979French university teacher and economist (1904-1979)
Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Désertines has the longest list next door: 12.
Questions about famous people from Hérisson
Who is the most famous person from Hérisson?
Olivier Perrier (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bignon and Camille Gagnon.
How many famous people were born in Hérisson?
5 people born in Hérisson have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Hérisson known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hérisson?
Louis Bignon, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
Who counts as from Hérisson?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hérisson 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.