No famous person from Yssandon yet, but Brive-la-Gaillarde next door has 97
Brive-la-Gaillarde’s 97 names make the longest list in Corrèze. After Brive-la-Gaillarde, the next longest list in Corrèze is Tulle’s, with 91. Famous people are on record for 82 of the towns in Corrèze. The best known born in Brive-la-Gaillarde is Pierre-André Latreille.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Yssandon (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Yssandon yet.
Famous people born near Yssandon
Of the towns nearby, Brive-la-Gaillarde lists the most people: 97.
Brive-la-Gaillarde · 8 miPierre-André Latreille & 96 moreRRTerrasson-Lavilledieu · 7 miRoger Ranoux & 5 more
Objat · 4 miMax Mamers & 2 more
Allassac · 5 miAymard de Foucauld & 2 more
Donzenac · 7 miPierre de Selve dit de Monteruc & 2 more
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche · 5 miAnnet-Antoine Couloumy
Cosnac · 11 miPierre Jean Georges CabanisQuestions about famous people from Yssandon
Who counts as from Yssandon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yssandon 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 (6)
- Pierre-André Latreille: Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mamers: Thibault Messiaen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aymard de Foucauld: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc: Unknown derivative work by JPS68, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annet-Antoine Couloumy: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis: Merry-Joseph Blondel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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