Cornil has no famous person on record yet
Brive-la-Gaillarde, 9 mi off, can claim 97 famous people, the best known Pierre-André Latreille. 82 of the towns in Corrèze list at least one person. No town in Corrèze lists more than Brive-la-Gaillarde, with 97. After Brive-la-Gaillarde, the next longest list in Corrèze is Tulle’s, with 91.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Cornil (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cornil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Cornil
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Cornil
Who counts as from Cornil?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cornil 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)
- Pierre-André Latreille: Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Koscielny: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc: Unknown derivative work by JPS68, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aymard de Foucauld: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis: Merry-Joseph Blondel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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