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Famous people · Agonac, Dordogne

2 famous people call Agonac their birthplace

Michel Chadeuil, the Occitan writer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Patrick Vacher, the French association football player. From Michel Chadeuil to Patrick Vacher, the births on the list run from 1947 to 1948. Only 21 of the 127 towns in Dordogne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Chadeuil
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1947
Michel Chadeuil
Youngest
1948
Patrick Vacher
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Agonac

MC#1
Writing & Arts

Michel Chadeuil

born 1947

Occitan writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PV#2
Sports

Patrick Vacher

1948–2019

French association football player (1948-2019)

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

What Agonac is known for

Writers and artists 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 neighbour with the most names is Périgueux, at 127.

Questions about famous people from Agonac

Who is the most famous person from Agonac?

Michel Chadeuil (Occitan writer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Patrick Vacher.

How many famous people were born in Agonac?

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

What is Agonac known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Agonac?

Michel Chadeuil, born in 1947. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.

Who counts as from Agonac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Agonac 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.