PM#1
Sports
Philippe Mahut
1956–2014French association football player (1956-2014)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Lunery, Cher
The 4 famous people born in Lunery, led by Philippe Mahut
Most widely known is Philippe Mahut, the French association football player, with articles in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Henri Martin and René Mariat. Only 7 of the 79 towns in Cher with anyone on record list more. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Mahut
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
René Mariat
Youngest
1956
Philippe Mahut
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Lunery
Three names lead: Philippe Mahut (22 languages), Henri Martin (8) and René Mariat (3).
HM#2
Politics & Law
Henri Martin
1927–2015Politician (1927-2015)
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RM#3
Politics & Law
René Mariat
1911–1969French politician
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Lunery’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lunery is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lunery
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Bourges counts 168 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Lunery
Who is the most famous person from Lunery?
Philippe Mahut (French association football player (1956-2014)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Martin and René Mariat.
How many famous people were born in Lunery?
4 people born in Lunery have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lunery 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 Lunery?
René Mariat, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Lunery?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lunery 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)
- Louis XI de France: Jacob de Litemont, 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.