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Famous people · Montluçon, Allier

Montluçon leads Allier with 89 famous people

Articles in 30 languages make the French writer Olivier Weber the best known. The Belgian singer and musician Fud Leclerc ranks second, ahead of Roger Walkowiak. 6 of them are musicians, 1.6 times the share across French towns. Antoine Mizauld (1510) and Paul Jedrasiak (1993) mark the two ends of the list.

#4 best knownAlphonse GeorgesMilitary · 1875–1951
+85more
Born here
89
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Olivier Weber
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1510
Antoine Mizauld
Youngest
1993
Paul Jedrasiak
Most common field
Politics & Law
24 people

What stands out about Montluçon’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Montluçon is known for

Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.

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

The best known

Born in Montluçon

Ranked by languages covered: Olivier Weber with 30, then Fud Leclerc with 29 and Roger Walkowiak with 26.

OW#1
Writing & Arts

Olivier Weber

born 1958

French writer

30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FL#2
Music

Fud Leclerc

1924–2010

Belgian singer and musician (1924–2010)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RW#3
Sports

Roger Walkowiak

1927–2017

French cyclist (1927–2017)

26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Montluçon’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 9 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century150016001700180019002000Fud LeclercOlivier Weber
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Montluçon

A further 86 follow, born between 1510 and 1993.

Alphonse Georges

Alphonse Georges

1875–1951

French general (1875–1951)

Raoul Dautry

Raoul Dautry

1880–1951

French politician, engineer and public company director (1880-1951)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Marx Dormoy

Marx Dormoy

1888–1941

French politician (1888-1941)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gabrielle Robinne

Gabrielle Robinne

1886–1980

French actress (1886–1980)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jason Berthomier

Jason Berthomier

born 1990

French professional footballer

Ophélie Meilleroux

Ophélie Meilleroux

born 1984

French association football player

Marcelle Auclair

Marcelle Auclair

1899–1983

French writer (1899-1983)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Rodolphe Roche

Rodolphe Roche

born 1979

French footballer (born 1979)

Bernadette Vergnaud

Bernadette Vergnaud

born 1950

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Achille Allier

Achille Allier

1807–1836

French writer, art critic and archaeologist (1807–1836)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
FB

Françoise Bonnet

born 1957

Long-distance runner

AM

Antoine Mizauld

1510–1578

French astronomer and physician

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
FC

François Chevalier

1914–2012

French historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Madeleine Deslandes

Madeleine Deslandes

1866–1929

(1866-1929)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Pierre Miquel

Pierre Miquel

1930–2007

French screenwriter, historian and writer (1930-2007)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Amable de Courtais

Amable de Courtais

1790–1877

French politician (1790-1877)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AC

André Clayeux

1897–1971

French athletics competitor (1897–1971)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Désertines has the most people on record, 12 of them.

Questions about famous people from Montluçon

Who is the most famous person from Montluçon?

Olivier Weber (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fud Leclerc and Roger Walkowiak.

How many famous people were born in Montluçon?

89 people born in Montluçon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 120 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 Montluçon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 24 of the 89. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montluçon?

Antoine Mizauld, born in 1510. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.

Who counts as from Montluçon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montluçon 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 (38)

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.