#1Famous people · Huriel, Allier
From 1375 to 1851, Huriel was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 11 languages make the marshal of France Jean de Brosse the best known. Jean Larmanjat is second and Charles Sauvanet third. The list’s best known name, Jean de Brosse, dates from 1375. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.8 on the list, well above the typical Allier town’s 7.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean de Brosse
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1375
Jean de Brosse
Youngest
1851
Charles Sauvanet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Huriel
Counted by languages, Jean de Brosse is ahead of Jean Larmanjat and Charles Sauvanet: 11, 3 and 1.
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Science & Medicine
Jean Larmanjat
1826–1895French engineer
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
#3Politics & Law
Charles Sauvanet
1851–1939French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Huriel’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1370s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Huriel is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Huriel
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Huriel
Who is the most famous person from Huriel?
Jean de Brosse (Marshal of France) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Larmanjat and Charles Sauvanet.
How many famous people were born in Huriel?
4 people born in Huriel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Huriel known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Huriel?
Jean de Brosse, born in 1375. The youngest on the list was born in 1851.
Who counts as from Huriel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Huriel 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)
- Jean de Brosse: Eutouring, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Sauvanet: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, 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.