3 famous people were born in La Broque
The best known is the French cyclist Alain Vigneron, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Paul-Émile Deiber and Gérard Hilpipre. Paul-Émile Deiber (1925) and Gérard Hilpipre (1959) mark the two ends of the list. The neighbour with the longest list is Barr, 12 mi away: 10, led by Jean Hermann.

Born in La Broque
First, Alain Vigneron (6 languages), then Paul-Émile Deiber (4) and Gérard Hilpipre (1).
Paul-Émile Deiber
1925–2011French actor (1925–2011)
#3What La Broque is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Barr, with 10.
Questions about famous people from La Broque
Who is the most famous person from La Broque?
Alain Vigneron (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul-Émile Deiber and Gérard Hilpipre.
How many famous people were born in La Broque?
3 people born in La Broque have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 La Broque known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Broque?
Paul-Émile Deiber, born in 1925. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from La Broque?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Broque 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 (3)
- Gérard Hilpipre: Cyrdup, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Hermann: Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu from a portrait by Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Lehn: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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