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Famous people · Reuilly, Indre

Reuilly is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the French artistic gymnast Michel Bouchonnet the best known. Paul Surtel is second and Roger Pinoteau third. Of its neighbours, Issoudun, 10 mi away, lists the most: 47, Daniel Revenu first. Born in 1893, Paul Surtel is the first name on record, and Michel Bouchonnet, born in 1940, the most recent.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Bouchonnet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1893
Paul Surtel
Youngest
1940
Michel Bouchonnet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Reuilly

Two of the three are writers and artists.

MB#1
Writing & Arts

Michel Bouchonnet

born 1940

French artistic gymnast

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PS#2
Writing & Arts

Paul Surtel

1893–1985

French painter (1893-1985)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RP#3
Politics & Law

Roger Pinoteau

1910–1986

French politician (1910–1986)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Reuilly is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.

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

Close by, Issoudun counts 47 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Reuilly

Who is the most famous person from Reuilly?

Michel Bouchonnet (French artistic gymnast) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Surtel and Roger Pinoteau.

How many famous people were born in Reuilly?

3 people born in Reuilly 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 Reuilly known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Reuilly?

Paul Surtel, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.

Who counts as from Reuilly?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Reuilly 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.