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Famous people · Verruyes, Deux-Sèvres

From 1753 to 1950, Verruyes was the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French singer Christine Authier, covered in one language. The list has one more: the French politician Pierre François Robouam. Christine Authier, the best known, was born in 1950. A short trip away, Parthenay (9 mi) counts 19 famous people, Michel Hervé among them.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christine Authier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1753
Pierre François Robouam
Youngest
1950
Christine Authier
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Verruyes

PR#2
Politics & Law

Pierre François Robouam

1753–1835

French politician

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

What Verruyes is known for

The largest field is Music, with 1 people.

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

Nearby, Parthenay has the most on record, with 19.

Questions about famous people from Verruyes

Who is the most famous person from Verruyes?

Christine Authier (French singer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre François Robouam.

How many famous people were born in Verruyes?

2 people born in Verruyes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Verruyes known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Verruyes?

Pierre François Robouam, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Verruyes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Verruyes 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.