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Laurent Koscielny tops a list of 91 famous people born in Tulle

Articles in 55 languages make the French footballer Laurent Koscielny the best known. Tima Pouye, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Étienne Baluze, born in 1630, the first on record. Between 1914 and 1969, 27 were born, the most of any period. Leaders make up the largest group, 25 of them.

#1 best knownLaurent KoscielnySports · born 1985
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Born here
91
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Laurent Koscielny
55 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1630
Étienne Baluze
Youngest
1999
Tima Pouye
Most common field
Politics & Law
25 people

What stands out about Tulle’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Tulle

Ranked by languages covered: Laurent Koscielny with 55, then Éric Rohmer with 54 and Edmond Perrier with 18.

Laurent Koscielny#1
Sports

Laurent Koscielny

born 1985

French footballer (born 1985)

55 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Éric Rohmer#2
Film, TV & Stage

Éric Rohmer

1920–2010

French film director (1920-2010)

54 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Edmond Perrier#3
Science & Medicine

Edmond Perrier

1844–1921

French zoologist (1844-1921)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Tulle’s famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16501700175018001850190019502000Marcelle TinayreÉric RohmerJacques PillsLaurent KoscielnyÉtienne Baluze
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicBusinessMilitaryFaithNotable

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

Known for

What Tulle is known for

Set against the usual town, business people come out 2 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Tulle

Still to come: 88 more, from 1630 to 1999.

JP

Jacques Pills

1906–1970

French actor and singer (1906–1970)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Étienne Baluze

Étienne Baluze

1630–1718

French scholar (1630-1718)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Marcelle Tinayre

Marcelle Tinayre

1870–1948

French writer and journalist (1870–1948)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Thomas Domingo

Thomas Domingo

born 1985

French rugby union player

Charles Silvestre

Charles Silvestre

1889–1948

French novelist (1889-1948)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JA

Jean-Pierre Audy

born 1952

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RP

Rémy Perrier

1861–1936

French zoologist (1861-1936)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Marie-Anne Montchamp

Marie-Anne Montchamp

born 1957

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AP

Albert de Geouffre de la Pradelle

1871–1955

French jurisconsult (1871-1955)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Marie Cuttoli

Marie Cuttoli

1879–1973

French businesswoman (1879–1973)

Rose Lavaud

Rose Lavaud

born 1992

French association football player

FA

Fabrice Asensio

1966–2016

French association football player (1966-2016)

LE

Léon Eyrolles

1861–1945

French civil engineer, businessman and politician (1861-1945)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Michel Yachvili

Michel Yachvili

born 1946

French rugby union footballer

TC

Thomas Combezou

born 1987

French rugby union player

AC

Arnaud Costes

born 1973

French rugby union footballer and coach

CJ

Christophe Jerretie

born 1979

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Tulle

Who is the most famous person from Tulle?

Laurent Koscielny (French footballer (born 1985)) is the best known by our measure: 55 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Éric Rohmer and Edmond Perrier.

How many famous people were born in Tulle?

91 people born in Tulle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 125 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 Tulle known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 25 of the 91. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tulle?

Étienne Baluze, born in 1630. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

Who counts as from Tulle?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tulle 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 (31)

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.