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Famous people · L'Éguille, Charente-Maritime
One famous person was born in L'Éguille
Pierre Beuffeuil, the French cyclist, was born in 1934. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 9 languages. For more famous names, Royan is 6 mi away: its list has 26, led by Trévor Clévenot.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Beuffeuil
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1934
Pierre Beuffeuil
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in L'Éguille
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Royan: 26.
Questions about famous people from L'Éguille
Who is the most famous person from L'Éguille?
Pierre Beuffeuil (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in L'Éguille?
1 people born in L'Éguille have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is L'Éguille known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from L'Éguille?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Éguille 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 (5)
- Trévor Clévenot: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Gaboriau: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colette Besson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Raphaël Paillot de Beauregard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ballande: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.