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Famous people · Boisset, Cantal

Boisset’s famous people span 101 years: 2 births from 1841 to 1942

At the top of the list is the French botanist frère Héribaud-Joseph, covered in 2 languages. The other is Antonin Malroux, the French writer. The list’s best known name, frère Héribaud-Joseph, dates from 1841. Ytrac, 11 mi off, can claim one famous person: Antonin Magne.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
frère Héribaud-Joseph
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1841
frère Héribaud-Joseph
Youngest
1942
Antonin Malroux
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Boisset

FH#1
Science & Medicine

frère Héribaud-Joseph

1841–1917

French botanist (1841-1917)

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

Antonin Malroux

born 1942

French writer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Boisset is known for

The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.

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

Around it, only Ytrac has someone listed.

Questions about famous people from Boisset

Who is the most famous person from Boisset?

frère Héribaud-Joseph (French botanist (1841-1917)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antonin Malroux.

How many famous people were born in Boisset?

2 people born in Boisset have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Boisset known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Boisset?

frère Héribaud-Joseph, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.

Who counts as from Boisset?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Boisset 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)

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.