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Famous people · Coullons, Loiret
2 famous people were born in Coullons from 1755 to 1908
Most widely known is Bernard Batillat, the French rower, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jacques Foucher. Fewer than a quarter of the 100 towns in Loiret with famous people list more. Gien, 8 mi off, can claim 41 famous people, the best known Pierre Rolland.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Batillat
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Jacques Foucher
Youngest
1908
Bernard Batillat
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Coullons
JF#2
Politics & Law
Jacques Foucher
1755–1819French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Coullons is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
Of the towns around it, Gien has the most on record: 41.
Questions about famous people from Coullons
Who is the most famous person from Coullons?
Bernard Batillat (French rower) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Foucher.
How many famous people were born in Coullons?
2 people born in Coullons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Coullons known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coullons?
Jacques Foucher, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
Who counts as from Coullons?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coullons 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)
- Pierre Rolland: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrice Loko: PSGMAG.NET, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raoul le Boucher: Jules Beau, 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.