Luray has no famous person on record yet
Of its neighbours, Dreux, 1 mi away, lists the most: 71, François-André Danican Philidor first. Chartres’ 160 names make the longest list in Eure-et-Loir. Famous people are on record for 100 of the towns in Eure-et-Loir.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Luray (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Luray yet.
Famous people born near Luray
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Dreux · 1 miFrançois-André Danican Philidor & 70 more
Houdan · 10 miPierre Dumayet & 4 morePLAnet · 9 miPascal Lainé & 3 more
Ivry-la-Bataille · 12 miRaymond Bussières & 2 more
Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre · 7 miWilliam Henry Waddington & 1 more
Nogent-le-Roi · 8 miLuc Merenda & 1 moreCRSaint-Lubin-des-Joncherets · 9 miChristian RoqueQuestions about famous people from Luray
Who counts as from Luray?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Luray 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 (5)
- François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Dumayet: Jean LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Bussières: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Waddington: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Merenda: Fernando Di Leo / Franco Villa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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