PL#1
Science & Medicine
Paul Larivaille
1932–2026French university teacher
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Fursac, Creuse
2 famous people were born in Fursac
Articles in 2 languages make the French university teacher Paul Larivaille the best known. The list has one more: the French writer François Mettoux. Of its neighbours, La Souterraine, 6 mi away, lists the most: 6, Paul Sauvage first. François Mettoux, born in 1837, is the earliest name and Paul Larivaille, born in 1932, the latest.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Larivaille
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1837
François Mettoux
Youngest
1932
Paul Larivaille
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Fursac
FM#2
Writing & Arts
François Mettoux
1837–1915French writer (1837-1915)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Fursac is known for
Scientists and doctors 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
The most names next door are in La Souterraine: 6.
Questions about famous people from Fursac
Who is the most famous person from Fursac?
Paul Larivaille (French university teacher) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Mettoux.
How many famous people were born in Fursac?
2 people born in Fursac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fursac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fursac?
François Mettoux, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
Who counts as from Fursac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fursac 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 (2)
- Paul Sauvage: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Valadon: Didier Descouens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.