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Famous people · Anet, Eure-et-Loir

Anet’s famous people span 238 years: 4 births from 1704 to 1942

At the top of the list is the French writer Pascal Lainé, covered in 20 languages. Pierre Lenfant, the French painter, comes second, with Joseph Ambroise Lorette third. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.7 on the list, well above the typical Eure-et-Loir town’s 3.8. The list’s best known name, Pascal Lainé, dates from 1942.

#2 best knownPierre LenfantWriting & Arts · 1704–1787
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pascal Lainé
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1704
Pierre Lenfant
Youngest
1942
Pascal Lainé
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Anet

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

PL#1
Writing & Arts

Pascal Lainé

1942–2024

French writer (1942–2024)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Lenfant#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Lenfant

1704–1787

French painter (1704-1787)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JL#3
Politics & Law

Joseph Ambroise Lorette

1810–1874

French politician (1810–1874)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Anet’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century170017501800185019001950Pierre ChéronJoseph Ambroise LorettePierre Lenfant
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable

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

Known for

What Anet is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Anet

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Dreux has the longest list next door: 71.

Questions about famous people from Anet

Who is the most famous person from Anet?

Pascal Lainé (French writer (1942–2024)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Lenfant and Joseph Ambroise Lorette.

How many famous people were born in Anet?

4 people born in Anet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Anet known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Anet?

Pierre Lenfant, born in 1704. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.

Who counts as from Anet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Anet 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 (7)

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.