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Famous people · Genillé, Indre-et-Loire

2 famous people were born in Genillé

At the top of the list is the French cyclist Jean Pinault, covered in 2 languages. The other is Marcel Fortier, the French politician. The earliest on the list is Marcel Fortier, born in 1920, and the youngest Jean Pinault, born in 1946. Alfred de Vigny tops the 25 names on record in Loches, 6 mi away.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Pinault
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1920
Marcel Fortier
Youngest
1946
Jean Pinault
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Genillé

JP#1
Sports

Jean Pinault

1946–2019

French cyclist (1946-2019)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MF#2
Politics & Law

Marcel Fortier

1920–1995

French politician (1920-1995)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Genillé is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Loches has the most on record: 25.

Questions about famous people from Genillé

Who is the most famous person from Genillé?

Jean Pinault (French cyclist (1946-2019)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Fortier.

How many famous people were born in Genillé?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Genillé?

Marcel Fortier, born in 1920. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.

Who counts as from Genillé?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Genillé 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)

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.