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Famous people · Vierzon, Cher

40 famous people were born in Vierzon, more of them musicians than in most towns

At the top of the list is the politician Édouard Vaillant, covered in 19 languages. Félix Pyat and Marc Sarreau follow. Between 1914 and 1969, 21 were born, the most of any period. Among the 79 towns in Cher with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd.

#1 best knownÉdouard VaillantPolitics & Law · 1840–1915
+36more
Born here
40
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Édouard Vaillant
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1794
Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle
Youngest
1999
Yorgan Agblemagnon
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people

What stands out about Vierzon’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Vierzon is known for

Vierzon has 2.3× the usual share of musicians.

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

Through the years

When Vierzon’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 5.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Jacky AvrilGeorges MeunierMarc SarreauFélix Pyat
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitary

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

The best known

Born in Vierzon

Édouard Vaillant leads with articles in 19 languages, ahead of Félix Pyat (17) and Marc Sarreau (15).

Édouard Vaillant#1
Politics & Law

Édouard Vaillant

1840–1915

Politician (1840-1915)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Félix Pyat#2
Writing & Arts

Félix Pyat

1810–1889

French Socialist journalist and politician (1810–1889)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marc Sarreau#3
Sports

Marc Sarreau

born 1993

French cyclist

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Vierzon

37 more, best known first.

GM

Georges Meunier

1925–2015

Road bicycle racer

JM

Jean-Claude Meunier

1950–1985

French cyclist (1950–1985)

YA

Yorgan Agblemagnon

born 1999

French association football player

AS

Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle

1794–1863

French lawyer, journalist and playwright (1794–1863)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MB

Mira Boumejmajen

born 1995

French artistic gymnast

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Nicolas Sansu

Nicolas Sansu

born 1968

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Maurice Mac-Nab

Maurice Mac-Nab

1856–1889

French chansonnier, poet and writer (1856–1889)

Rémi Trotereau

Rémi Trotereau

1956–2026

French sculptor and painter (1956–2026)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JH

Jocelyne Henry

1954–2008

French association football player (1954-2008)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Mehun-sur-Yèvre has the most people on record, 3 of them.

Questions about famous people from Vierzon

Who is the most famous person from Vierzon?

Édouard Vaillant (Politician (1840-1915)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Félix Pyat and Marc Sarreau.

How many famous people were born in Vierzon?

40 people born in Vierzon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 57 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 Vierzon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 10 of the 40. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vierzon?

Armand-François Jouslin de La Salle, born in 1794. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

Who counts as from Vierzon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vierzon 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 (12)

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.