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Famous people · Lapalisse, Allier

4 famous people were born in Lapalisse

Jeanne Labourbe, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The next two names are Émile Bourdon and Ferdinand Desbrest. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. The earliest on the list is Ferdinand Desbrest, born in 1838, and the youngest Émile Bourdon, born in 1884.

#1 best knownJeanne LabourbePolitics & Law · 1877–1919
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jeanne Labourbe
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1838
Ferdinand Desbrest
Youngest
1884
Émile Bourdon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Lapalisse

First, Jeanne Labourbe (7 languages), then Émile Bourdon (5) and Ferdinand Desbrest (1).

Jeanne Labourbe#1
Politics & Law

Jeanne Labourbe

1877–1919

French politician (1877–1919)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉB#2
Music

Émile Bourdon

1884–1974

French organist and composer (1884–1974)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FD#3
Politics & Law

Ferdinand Desbrest

1838–1914

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lapalisse is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lapalisse

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Cusset leads the towns around it, with 16 names.

Questions about famous people from Lapalisse

Who is the most famous person from Lapalisse?

Jeanne Labourbe (French politician (1877–1919)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Bourdon and Ferdinand Desbrest.

How many famous people were born in Lapalisse?

4 people born in Lapalisse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Lapalisse 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 Lapalisse?

Ferdinand Desbrest, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.

Who counts as from Lapalisse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lapalisse 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 (3)

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.