GL#1
Writing & Arts
Guy Lagorce
1937–2023French journalist and athletics competitor
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · La Bachellerie, Dordogne
La Bachellerie is the birthplace of 5 famous people
At the top of the list is the French journalist and athletics competitor Guy Lagorce, covered in 4 languages. The French geographer and historian Thérèse Sclafert ranks second, ahead of Arnaud Denoix. Guy Lagorce, born in 1937, is the youngest, and Georges Fonbelle-Labrousse, born in 1846, the first on record. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guy Lagorce
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1846
Georges Fonbelle-Labrousse
Youngest
1937
Guy Lagorce
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in La Bachellerie
Languages with an article: 4 for Guy Lagorce, 2 for Thérèse Sclafert, 1 for Arnaud Denoix.
TS#2
Science & Medicine
Thérèse Sclafert
1876–1959French geographer and historian
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AD#3
Politics & Law
Arnaud Denoix
1848–1917French politician (1848–1917)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When La Bachellerie’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Bachellerie is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in La Bachellerie
A further 2 follow, born between 1846 and 1872.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Terrasson-Lavilledieu lists the most people: 6.
Questions about famous people from La Bachellerie
Who is the most famous person from La Bachellerie?
Guy Lagorce (French journalist and athletics competitor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thérèse Sclafert and Arnaud Denoix.
How many famous people were born in La Bachellerie?
5 people born in La Bachellerie have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Bachellerie known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Bachellerie?
Georges Fonbelle-Labrousse, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.
Who counts as from La Bachellerie?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Bachellerie 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)
- Pierre Lachambeaudie: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.