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Famous people · Lalinde, Dordogne

From 1773 to 1929, Lalinde was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Jean Gautheroux leads the list, covered in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Pierre Lafon and Jacques Élie de Riols de Fonclare. The list comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 4 in the typical town in Dordogne. Fewer than a quarter of the 127 towns in Dordogne with famous people list more.

#1 best knownJean GautherouxSports · 1909–1986
+2more
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Gautheroux
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1773
Pierre Lafon
Youngest
1929
Jean Boyé
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Lalinde

Jean Gautheroux leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Pierre Lafon (4) and Jacques Élie de Riols de Fonclare (3).

Jean Gautheroux#1
Sports

Jean Gautheroux

1909–1986

French association football player and association football manager (1909-1986)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Lafon#2
Film, TV & Stage

Pierre Lafon

1773–1846

French actor

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JF#3
Military

Jacques Élie de Riols de Fonclare

1857–1944

French military personnel (1857-1944)

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

When Lalinde’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jean BoyéJacques Élie de Riols de FonclarePierre LafonJean Gautheroux
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Lalinde is known for

1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lalinde

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

One town around it has anyone on record.

Questions about famous people from Lalinde

Who is the most famous person from Lalinde?

Jean Gautheroux (French association football player and association football manager (1909-1986)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Lafon and Jacques Élie de Riols de Fonclare.

How many famous people were born in Lalinde?

4 people born in Lalinde have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Lalinde known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lalinde?

Pierre Lafon, born in 1773. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Lalinde?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lalinde 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 (3)

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.