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Famous people · Excideuil, Dordogne

12 famous people were born in Excideuil, more of them leaders than in most towns

The best known is the French painter Philippe Parrot, with articles in 5 languages. The French physician and botanist René Dujarric de la Rivière ranks second, ahead of Joseph-Marie-Jules Parrot. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 7 were born, the most of any period. From Pierre Roux-Fazillac in 1746 to Charles Dufraisse in 1885, the births cover 139 years.

Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Parrot
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Pierre Roux-Fazillac
Youngest
1885
Charles Dufraisse
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Excideuil’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Excideuil is known for

Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.4 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Excideuil

The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Philippe Parrot, René Dujarric de la Rivière and Joseph-Marie-Jules Parrot.

PP#1
Writing & Arts

Philippe Parrot

1831–1894

French painter (1831-1894)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RR#2
Science & Medicine

René Dujarric de la Rivière

1885–1969

French physician and botanist (1885–1969)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JP#3
Science & Medicine

Joseph-Marie-Jules Parrot

1829–1883

French physician (1829–1883)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Excideuil’s famous people were born

The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Ernest GayRené Dujarric de la Rivière
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Excideuil

Another 9, 6 of them leaders.

CD

Charles Dufraisse

1885–1969

French chemist and professor

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Thiviers, with 7.

Questions about famous people from Excideuil

Who is the most famous person from Excideuil?

Philippe Parrot (French painter (1831-1894)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Dujarric de la Rivière and Joseph-Marie-Jules Parrot.

How many famous people were born in Excideuil?

12 people born in Excideuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Excideuil known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 12. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Excideuil?

Pierre Roux-Fazillac, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1885.

Who counts as from Excideuil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Excideuil 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 (1)

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.