AC#1
Faith
Antoine-Louis Cornette
1860–1936French Catholic priest (1860–1936)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Pierrefitte-sur-Loire, Allier
Pierrefitte-sur-Loire is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Antoine-Louis Cornette, the French Catholic priest, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the French politician François Minard. Digoin, 9 mi off, can claim 15 famous people, the best known Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux. From Antoine-Louis Cornette to François Minard, the births on the list run from 1860 to 1902.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine-Louis Cornette
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1860
Antoine-Louis Cornette
Youngest
1902
François Minard
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
FM#2
Politics & Law
François Minard
1902–1974French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Pierrefitte-sur-Loire is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Digoin: 15.
Questions about famous people from Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
Who is the most famous person from Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
Antoine-Louis Cornette (French Catholic priest (1860–1936)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Minard.
How many famous people were born in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
2 people born in Pierrefitte-sur-Loire have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Pierrefitte-sur-Loire known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
Antoine-Louis Cornette, born in 1860. The youngest on the list was born in 1902.
Who counts as from Pierrefitte-sur-Loire?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pierrefitte-sur-Loire 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)
- Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux: Commonst+, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Colcombet: JoCo1994, 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.