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Famous people · Uzerche, Corrèze

9 famous people from Uzerche, many of them leaders

Articles in 6 languages make the French politician Louis Rollin the best known. The French painter and writer Henri Cueco ranks second, ahead of Gabriel Delort de Puymalie. 4 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. The list comes to 32 for every 10,000 residents, against 8.1 in the typical town in Corrèze.

#1 best knownLouis RollinPolitics & Law · 1879–1952
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Rollin
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1727
Gabriel Delort de Puymalie
Youngest
1953
Patrick Dumas
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Uzerche’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Uzerche is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.

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

Through the years

When Uzerche’s famous people were born

The 1870s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Louis RollinPatrick Dumas
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Uzerche

Three names lead: Louis Rollin (6 languages), Henri Cueco (5) and Gabriel Delort de Puymalie (2).

Louis Rollin#1
Politics & Law

Louis Rollin

1879–1952

French politician (1879–1952)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henri Cueco#2
Writing & Arts

Henri Cueco

1929–2017

French painter and writer (1929-2017)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GP#3
Politics & Law

Gabriel Delort de Puymalie

1727–1809

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Uzerche

Another 6, the earliest born in 1753.

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Baptiste Étienne Guillaume Gautier d'Uzerche

1783–1861

French politician (1783-1861)

Questions about famous people from Uzerche

Who is the most famous person from Uzerche?

Louis Rollin (French politician (1879–1952)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Cueco and Gabriel Delort de Puymalie.

How many famous people were born in Uzerche?

9 people born in Uzerche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 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 Uzerche known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 9. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Uzerche?

Gabriel Delort de Puymalie, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Uzerche?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Uzerche 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.