JC#1
Writing & Arts
Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron
1939–2022Author
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Hommes, Indre-et-Loire
2 famous people call Hommes their birthplace
At the top of the list is the author Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron, covered in one language. The only other name is the French politician Marius Maffray. Marius Maffray, born in 1894, is the earliest name and Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron, born in 1939, the latest. Fewer than a quarter of the 92 towns in Indre-et-Loire with famous people list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1894
Marius Maffray
Youngest
1939
Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Hommes
MM#2
Politics & Law
Marius Maffray
1894–1967French politician (1894–1967)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Hommes is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Bourgueil has the longest list next door: 5.
Questions about famous people from Hommes
Who is the most famous person from Hommes?
Jacqueline Chénieux-Gendron (Author) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marius Maffray.
How many famous people were born in Hommes?
2 people born in Hommes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Hommes known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hommes?
Marius Maffray, born in 1894. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
Who counts as from Hommes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hommes 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)
- Antoine Brutus Menier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Barrier: Fonds Barrier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.