Famous people born near Fontguenand
Saint-Aignan, 9 mi off, can claim 6 famous people, the best known Joseph Paul-Boncour. No famous person’s birth in Fontguenand is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Indre belongs to Châteauroux, with 117. After Châteauroux, the next longest list in Indre is Issoudun’s, with 47.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontguenand (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 Fontguenand yet.
Famous people born near Fontguenand
Close by, Saint-Aignan counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Fontguenand
Who counts as from Fontguenand?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontguenand 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)
- Joseph Paul-Boncour: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Daumain: La Vie au grand air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Auguste Logerot: François Auguste LOGEROT, Public domain, 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.