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Famous people · Le Lorrain, Martinique

2 famous people call Le Lorrain their birthplace

At the top of the list is the martiniquais politician Joseph Pernock, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French volleyball player Séverin Granvorka. Joseph Pernock (1897) and Séverin Granvorka (1947) mark the two ends of the list. Nearby, Saint-Pierre, 9 mi away, lists 32, led by Eddy Capron.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Pernock
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1897
Joseph Pernock
Youngest
1947
Séverin Granvorka
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Le Lorrain

JP#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Pernock

1897–1975

Martiniquais politician (1897–1975)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SG#2
Notable

Séverin Granvorka

1947–2025

French volleyball player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Le Lorrain is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, 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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Le Lorrain, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Le Lorrain

Who is the most famous person from Le Lorrain?

Joseph Pernock (Martiniquais politician (1897–1975)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Séverin Granvorka.

How many famous people were born in Le Lorrain?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

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

Joseph Pernock, born in 1897. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Le Lorrain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Lorrain 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 (4)

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.