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Famous people · Magnet, Allier
Magnet has one famous person on record
The cyclist Roger Buchonnet was born in 1926. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 7 languages. Just Jaeckin tops the 85 names on record in Vichy, 7 mi away.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Buchonnet
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1926
Roger Buchonnet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Magnet
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Vichy counts 85 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Vichy · 7 miJust Jaeckin & 84 more
Cusset · 6 miPhilippe Bugalski & 15 more
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule · 12 miBlaise de Vigenère & 5 moreGMSaint-Germain-des-Fossés · 3 miGeorges Marchand & 3 more
Lapalisse · 7 miJeanne Labourbe & 3 more
Bellerive-sur-Allier · 9 miBruno Valencony & 3 more
Varennes-sur-Allier · 8 miAuguste Chérion & 2 moreGGSaint-Yorre · 11 miGuy GuillonQuestions about famous people from Magnet
Who is the most famous person from Magnet?
Roger Buchonnet (Cyclist (1926–2001)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Magnet?
1 people born in Magnet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Magnet known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Magnet?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Magnet 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 (6)
- Just Jaeckin: Tisourcier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Bugalski: Jean-Christophe Karsztun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaise de Vigenère: Thomas de Leu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Labourbe: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Valencony: Lazz06, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Chérion: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.