Next door to Planfoy, Saint-Étienne lists 355 famous people
So far, no famous person on record was born in Planfoy. Across Loire, the lists cover 98 towns. The longest list of any town in Loire belongs to Saint-Étienne, with 355. After Saint-Étienne, the next longest list in Loire is Roanne’s, with 120.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Planfoy (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 Planfoy yet.
Famous people born near Planfoy
Saint-Étienne leads the towns around it, with 355 names.
Saint-Étienne · 4 miWilly Sagnol & 354 more
Firminy · 7 miBlandine Dancette & 28 more
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez · 7 miFaouzi Ghoulam & 15 more
La Ricamarie · 3 miAdel Chedli & 5 moreGPRoche-la-Molière · 6 miGeorges Peyroche & 5 more
Le Chambon-Feugerolles · 5 miJean Boudoint & 1 moreRFSaint-Jean-Bonnefonds · 5 miRégis ForissierBNSaint-Genest-Lerpt · 6 miBlaise NeyretQuestions about famous people from Planfoy
Who counts as from Planfoy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Planfoy 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 (5)
- Willy Sagnol: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blandine Dancette: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faouzi Ghoulam: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adel Chedli: محمد أمين الطرابلسي, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Boudoint: Fablur, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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