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Famous people · Souvigny, Allier

Souvigny’s famous people span 181 years: 4 births from 1734 to 1915

At the top of the list is the French politician Albert Minier, covered in 2 languages. Second place goes to the jewelry designer Jean Després, third to Charles Gaston Rouillon. The biggest group are leaders: 2. The list’s best known name, Albert Minier, dates from 1857.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Minier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Jean Joseph Deléage
Youngest
1915
Charles Gaston Rouillon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Souvigny

Counted by languages, Albert Minier is ahead of Jean Després and Charles Gaston Rouillon: 2, 2 and 1.

AM#1
Politics & Law

Albert Minier

1857–1931

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Després

1889–1980

Jewelry designer (1889–1980)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CR#3
Science & Medicine

Charles Gaston Rouillon

1915–2007

French explorer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Souvigny’s famous people were born

The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Jean Joseph DeléageCharles Gaston RouillonAlbert Minier
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Souvigny is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Souvigny

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Moulins has the most on record: 82.

Questions about famous people from Souvigny

Who is the most famous person from Souvigny?

Albert Minier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Després and Charles Gaston Rouillon.

How many famous people were born in Souvigny?

4 people born in Souvigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Souvigny 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 Souvigny?

Jean Joseph Deléage, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Souvigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Souvigny 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)

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.