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Famous people · Pierrefort, Cantal

From 1750 to 1946, Pierrefort was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Best known of all is Jean Todt, written about in 35 languages. The next two names are Antoine Richard du Cantal and Jacques Méjansac. Jean Todt was born in 1946. Only 9 of the 71 towns in Cantal with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Todt
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Jacques Méjansac
Youngest
1946
Jean Todt
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Pierrefort

The three are covered in 35, 3 and 1 languages: Jean Todt, Antoine Richard du Cantal and Jacques Méjansac.

JT#1
Notable

Jean Todt

born 1946

Former FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety

35 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Politics & Law

Antoine Richard du Cantal

1802–1891

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JM#3
Politics & Law

Jacques Méjansac

1750–1837

French politician (1750-1837)

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

When Pierrefort’s famous people were born

The 1750s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jacques MéjansacAntoine Richard du CantalJean Todt
Politics & LawNotable

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

Known for

What Pierrefort is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pierrefort

1 more, best known first.

Questions about famous people from Pierrefort

Who is the most famous person from Pierrefort?

Jean Todt (Former FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Richard du Cantal and Jacques Méjansac.

How many famous people were born in Pierrefort?

4 people born in Pierrefort have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Pierrefort known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pierrefort?

Jacques Méjansac, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.

Who counts as from Pierrefort?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pierrefort 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.

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.