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Famous people · Le Blanc, Indre

The 6 famous people born in Le Blanc, led by Bernard Le Coq

Most widely known is Bernard Le Coq, the French actor, with articles in 18 languages. From René Héraudin to Sébastien Bichard, the births on the list run from 1722 to 1983. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 9.7, close to the 7.7 of the typical Indre town.

#2 best knownPierre BarjotMilitary · 1899–1960
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Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Le Coq
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1722
René Héraudin
Youngest
1983
Sébastien Bichard
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Le Blanc

Languages with an article: 18 for Bernard Le Coq, 6 for Pierre Barjot, 3 for Albert Chichery.

BC#1
Film, TV & Stage

Bernard Le Coq

born 1950

French actor

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Barjot#2
Military

Pierre Barjot

1899–1960

French Admiral (1899–1960)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albert Chichery#3
Politics & Law

Albert Chichery

1888–1944

French politician (1888–1944)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Le Blanc’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000René HéraudinSébastien BichardAlbert Chichery
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitarySportsFaith

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

Known for

What Le Blanc is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Blanc

A further 3 follow, born between 1722 and 1983.

JC

Jean-Paul Chanteguet

born 1949

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SB

Sébastien Bichard

born 1983

French football manager

Questions about famous people from Le Blanc

Who is the most famous person from Le Blanc?

Bernard Le Coq (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Barjot and Albert Chichery.

How many famous people were born in Le Blanc?

6 people born in Le Blanc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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 Le Blanc known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Blanc?

René Héraudin, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.

Who counts as from Le Blanc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Blanc 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.