LL#1
Politics & Law
Lucien Lamoureux
1888–1970French politician (1888–1970)
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Viplaix, Allier
Viplaix is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the French politician Lucien Lamoureux the best known. The other is Étienne Lamoureux, the French politician. Jean de Brosse heads the list in Huriel, 8 mi away, which has 4 names. The oldest name on the list belongs to Étienne Lamoureux, born in 1854, the newest to Lucien Lamoureux, born in 1888.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lucien Lamoureux
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1854
Étienne Lamoureux
Youngest
1888
Lucien Lamoureux
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Viplaix
ÉL#2
Politics & Law
Étienne Lamoureux
1854–1939French politician (1854-1939)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Huriel, with 4.
Questions about famous people from Viplaix
Who is the most famous person from Viplaix?
Lucien Lamoureux (French politician (1888–1970)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Lamoureux.
How many famous people were born in Viplaix?
2 people born in Viplaix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Viplaix known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Viplaix?
Étienne Lamoureux, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1888.
Who counts as from Viplaix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Viplaix 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 (1)
- Jean de Brosse: Eutouring, 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.