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Famous people · Issac, Dordogne
Issac is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Claude Bébéar, the French businessman, with articles in 7 languages. The other is Louis Lagorgette, the French engineer and unionist. Go 11 mi to Bergerac and the list grows to 63, with Maine de Biran at the top. Louis Lagorgette (1895) and Claude Bébéar (1935) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Bébéar
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1895
Louis Lagorgette
Youngest
1935
Claude Bébéar
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in Issac
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Science & Medicine
Louis Lagorgette
1895–1937French engineer and unionist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Issac is known for
Business people 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 longest list nearby is Bergerac’s, with 63.
Questions about famous people from Issac
Who is the most famous person from Issac?
Claude Bébéar (French businessman) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Lagorgette.
How many famous people were born in Issac?
2 people born in Issac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Issac known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Issac?
Louis Lagorgette, born in 1895. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
Who counts as from Issac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Issac 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)
- Michel de Beaupuy: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.