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Famous people · Échiré, Deux-Sèvres

Échiré has one famous person on record

Henry Ingrand came into the world in 1908. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in an article in one language. Nearby, Niort, 5 mi away, lists 126, led by Henri-Georges Clouzot.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henry Ingrand
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1908
Henry Ingrand
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Échiré

HI#1
Science & Medicine

Henry Ingrand

1908–2003

French doctor, resistance fighter, diplomat and company administrator (1908–2003)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Niort has the most people on record, 126 of them.

Questions about famous people from Échiré

Who is the most famous person from Échiré?

Henry Ingrand (French doctor, resistance fighter, diplomat and company administrator (1908–2003)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Échiré?

1 people born in Échiré have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Échiré known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Échiré?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Échiré 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)

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.