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Politics & Law
Guy Canard
1932–1999French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Le Pin, Allier
Le Pin has just one famous person to its name: Guy Canard
The French politician Guy Canard was born in 1932. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Jacqueline Maillan heads the list in Paray-le-Monial, 11 mi away, which has 21 names.
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1
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Best known
Guy Canard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1932
Guy Canard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Le Pin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Paray-le-Monial has the most on record: 21.
Questions about famous people from Le Pin
Who is the most famous person from Le Pin?
Guy Canard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Le Pin?
1 people born in Le Pin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Le Pin known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Le Pin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Pin 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)
- Jacqueline Maillan: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux: Commonst+, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.