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Famous people · Donzenac, Corrèze

Donzenac’s famous people span 600 years: 3 births from 1350 to 1950

Articles in 8 languages make the cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc the best known. Behind the leader come Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois. The nearest list is in Brive-la-Gaillarde, 5 mi away: 97 names, starting with Pierre-André Latreille. Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, the best known, was born in 1350.

#1 best knownPierre de Selve dit de MonterucFaith · 1350–1385
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1350
Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc
Youngest
1950
Jacques Genois
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Donzenac

The three are covered in 8, 2 and 1 languages: Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois.

Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc#1
Faith

Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc

1350–1385

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AM#2
Politics & Law

Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel

1781–1852

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JG#3
Sports

Jacques Genois

born 1950

French rugby union player

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

What Donzenac is known for

Clergy and people of faith are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Brive-la-Gaillarde’s, at 97 names.

Questions about famous people from Donzenac

Who is the most famous person from Donzenac?

Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc (Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois.

How many famous people were born in Donzenac?

3 people born in Donzenac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Donzenac known for?

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

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Donzenac?

Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, born in 1350. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Donzenac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Donzenac 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 (7)

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.