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Famous people · Vichy, Allier

Of the 85 famous people born in Vichy, an unusual share are business people

At the top of the list is the French film director Just Jaeckin, covered in 33 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 50 were born, the most of any period. Among the 121 towns in Allier with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. Per head, the list is long: 33.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Allier has 7.

#1 best knownJust JaeckinFilm, TV & Stage · 1940–2022
+81more
Born here
85
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Just Jaeckin
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1739
Pierre Jacques Forestier
Youngest
2009
Nathan Soliman
Most common field
Sports
25 people

What stands out about Vichy’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Vichy is known for

Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.

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

Through the years

When Vichy’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 18 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Just JaeckinBertrand LaquaitMaurice Germot
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicBusinessNotable

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

The best known

Born in Vichy

Two of the three are athletes.

Just Jaeckin#1
Film, TV & Stage

Just Jaeckin

1940–2022

French film director (1940–2022)

33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Magda Julin#2
Sports

Magda Julin

1894–1990

Swedish figure skater (1894–1990)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Maurice Germot#3
Sports

Maurice Germot

1882–1958

French tennis player (1882-1958)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Vichy

Another 82, the earliest born in 1739.

Guy Ligier

Guy Ligier

1930–2015

French rugby union footballer, and racecar driver

Albert Londres

Albert Londres

1884–1932

French journalist and writer (1884–1932)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Clémence Calvin

Clémence Calvin

born 1990

French distance runner

Dominique Farrugia

Dominique Farrugia

born 1962

French actor, director, scriptwriter, humorist, TV host

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Michel Virlogeux

Michel Virlogeux

born 1946

French structural engineer and bridge specialist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Guy Touvron

Guy Touvron

1950–2024

Musician, music teacher (1950–2024)

Louis Darragon

Louis Darragon

1883–1918

French cyclist (1883–1918)

Dominique Kalifa

Dominique Kalifa

1957–2020

French historian (1957-2020)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Sandrine Dusang

Sandrine Dusang

born 1984

Association footballer

CW

Charles Wyplosz

born 1947

French economist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Josette Bournet

Josette Bournet

1905–1962

French painter (1905-1962)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Madeleine Charnaux

Madeleine Charnaux

1902–1943

French war correspondent (1902–1943)

AF

Albert Facon

born 1943

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DA

David Aucagne

born 1973

French rugby union player

Daysam Ben Nasr

Daysam Ben Nasr

born 1998

Tunisian and French footballer

NS

Nathan Soliman

born 2009

French basketball player (born 2009)

PC

Pierre-André de Chalendar

born 1958

French businessman

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Gannat leads the towns around it, with 28 names.

Questions about famous people from Vichy

Who is the most famous person from Vichy?

Just Jaeckin (French film director (1940–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Magda Julin and Maurice Germot.

How many famous people were born in Vichy?

85 people born in Vichy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 114 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 Vichy known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 25 of the 85. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vichy?

Pierre Jacques Forestier, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 2009.

Who counts as from Vichy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vichy 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 (34)

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.