JT#1
Politics & Law
Jacques Thoret
1737–1820French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vignoux-sur-Barangeon, Cher
2 famous people were born in Vignoux-sur-Barangeon from 1737 to 1911
Most widely known is Jacques Thoret, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Louis Béguin, the free French soldier. The neighbour with the longest list is Vierzon, 5 mi away: 40, led by Édouard Vaillant. The list’s best known name, Jacques Thoret, dates from 1737.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Thoret
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1737
Jacques Thoret
Youngest
1911
Louis Béguin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
LB#2
Military
Louis Béguin
1911–1944Free French soldier (1911-1944)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Vignoux-sur-Barangeon is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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 Vierzon: 40.
Questions about famous people from Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
Who is the most famous person from Vignoux-sur-Barangeon?
Jacques Thoret (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Béguin.
How many famous people were born in Vignoux-sur-Barangeon?
2 people born in Vignoux-sur-Barangeon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vignoux-sur-Barangeon known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vignoux-sur-Barangeon?
Jacques Thoret, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.
Who counts as from Vignoux-sur-Barangeon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vignoux-sur-Barangeon 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 (2)
- Édouard Vaillant: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Sanson: Steindy 22:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.