Pernay has no famous person on record yet
Tours, 10 mi off, can claim 369 famous people, the best known Honoré de Balzac. 92 towns across Indre-et-Loire can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Indre-et-Loire belongs to Tours, with 369. After Tours, the next longest list in Indre-et-Loire is Amboise’s, with 35.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Pernay (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 Pernay yet.
Famous people born near Pernay
Close by, the fullest list is Tours’, at 369 names.
Questions about famous people from Pernay
Who counts as from Pernay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pernay 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 (3)
- Honoré de Balzac: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Monmousseau: 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.