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Famous people · Turenne, Corrèze

Turenne is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French politician François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse, with an article in one language. The other is Maurice Harmel, the French journalist. Pierre-André Latreille tops the 97 names on record in Brive-la-Gaillarde, 7 mi away. From François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse to Maurice Harmel, the births on the list run from 1842 to 1884.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1842
François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse
Youngest
1884
Maurice Harmel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Turenne

FL#1
Politics & Law

François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse

1842–1917

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
MH#2
Writing & Arts

Maurice Harmel

1884–1944

French journalist

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

What Turenne is known for

Share of Turenne’s famous people in each field.

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 Turenne

Who is the most famous person from Turenne?

François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maurice Harmel.

How many famous people were born in Turenne?

2 people born in Turenne 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 Turenne 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 Turenne?

François Mayjuron Sclafer de Lagorsse, born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.

Who counts as from Turenne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Turenne 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 (3)

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.