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Famous people · Arnac-Pompadour, Corrèze

From 1430 to 1943, Arnac-Pompadour was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Joseph Brunet, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second place goes to the Roman Catholic bishop Geoffroi III de Pompadour, third to Maurice Martin. The list’s best known name, Joseph Brunet, dates from 1829. A short trip away, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (11 mi) counts 15 famous people, Jean-Luc Masdupuy among them.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Brunet
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1430
Geoffroi III de Pompadour
Youngest
1943
Maurice Martin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Arnac-Pompadour

First, Joseph Brunet (3 languages), then Geoffroi III de Pompadour (2) and Maurice Martin (1).

JB#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Brunet

1829–1891

French politician (1829–1891)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GP#2
Faith

Geoffroi III de Pompadour

1430–1514

Roman Catholic bishop

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MM#3
Writing & Arts

Maurice Martin

born 1943

French writer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Arnac-Pompadour is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.

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 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche: 15.

Questions about famous people from Arnac-Pompadour

Who is the most famous person from Arnac-Pompadour?

Joseph Brunet (French politician (1829–1891)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Geoffroi III de Pompadour and Maurice Martin.

How many famous people were born in Arnac-Pompadour?

3 people born in Arnac-Pompadour have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Arnac-Pompadour known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arnac-Pompadour?

Geoffroi III de Pompadour, born in 1430. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Arnac-Pompadour?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arnac-Pompadour 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 (4)

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.