CD#1
Politics & Law
Charles Dindeau
1841–1898French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cours-les-Barres, Cher
3 famous people were born in Cours-les-Barres
An article in one language makes the French politician Charles Dindeau the best known so far. Behind the leader come Fanchy and Roger Pierre Gilbert Linet. A short trip away, Nevers (6 mi) counts 108 famous people, Roselyne Bachelot among them. Only 11 of the 79 towns in Cher with anyone on record list more.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Dindeau
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1841
Charles Dindeau
Youngest
1914
Roger Pierre Gilbert Linet
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Cours-les-Barres
First, Charles Dindeau (1 languages), then Fanchy (1) and Roger Pierre Gilbert Linet (1).
F#2
RL#3
Politics & Law
Roger Pierre Gilbert Linet
1914–2003French politician (1914-2003)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Cours-les-Barres is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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
The most names next door are in Nevers: 108.
Questions about famous people from Cours-les-Barres
Who is the most famous person from Cours-les-Barres?
Charles Dindeau (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fanchy and Roger Pierre Gilbert Linet.
How many famous people were born in Cours-les-Barres?
3 people born in Cours-les-Barres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cours-les-Barres known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cours-les-Barres?
Charles Dindeau, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.
Who counts as from Cours-les-Barres?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cours-les-Barres 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)
- Camille Barrère: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Déat: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miguel Martinez: Marcigny71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martine Leguille-Balloy: Jean-Luc Hauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Sanchez: Serge Ottaviani, 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.