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Famous people · Nexon, Haute-Vienne

Nexon’s famous people span 161 years: 4 births from 1740 to 1901

Most widely known is Gabriel Faye, the French politician, with an article in one language. Henri Charrett is second and Jean-Joseph de Verneilh-Puyraseau third. The list’s best known name, Gabriel Faye, dates from 1740. Per head, the list is long: 15.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Haute-Vienne has 5.9.

#3 best knownJean-Joseph de Verneilh-PuyraseauPolitics & Law · 1756–1839
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gabriel Faye
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1740
Gabriel Faye
Youngest
1901
Henri Charrett
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Nexon

Leaders take two of the three places.

GF#1
Politics & Law

Gabriel Faye

1740–1801

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
HC#2
Film, TV & Stage

Henri Charrett

1901–1972

French actor (1901–1972)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Joseph de Verneilh-Puyraseau#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Joseph de Verneilh-Puyraseau

1756–1839

French politician (1756-1839)

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

When Nexon’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1740s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Louis NouhaudJean-Joseph de Verneilh-PuyraseauHenri Charrett
Politics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Nexon is known for

Nexon has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Nexon

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Nexon, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Nexon

Who is the most famous person from Nexon?

Gabriel Faye (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Charrett and Jean-Joseph de Verneilh-Puyraseau.

How many famous people were born in Nexon?

4 people born in Nexon 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 Nexon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nexon?

Gabriel Faye, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.

Who counts as from Nexon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nexon 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 (2)

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.