#1Miguel Martinez tops a list of 3 famous people born in Fourchambault
Articles in 18 languages make the French cyclist Miguel Martinez the best known. Behind the leader come Liane Degaby and Jacques Bouchacourt. Born in 1867, Liane Degaby is the first name on record, and Miguel Martinez, born in 1976, the most recent. A short trip away, Nevers (4 mi) counts 108 famous people, Roselyne Bachelot among them.
Born in Fourchambault
Languages with an article: 18 for Miguel Martinez, 2 for Liane Degaby, 1 for Jacques Bouchacourt.
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#2Liane Degaby
1867–1948French actress (1867-1948)
Jacques Bouchacourt
1923–2000French politician
What Fourchambault 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.
Famous people from the towns next door
Nevers leads the towns around it, with 108 names.
Questions about famous people from Fourchambault
Who is the most famous person from Fourchambault?
Miguel Martinez (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Liane Degaby and Jacques Bouchacourt.
How many famous people were born in Fourchambault?
3 people born in Fourchambault have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Fourchambault known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fourchambault?
Liane Degaby, born in 1867. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
Who counts as from Fourchambault?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fourchambault 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 (6)
- Miguel Martinez: Marcigny71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liane Degaby: Jean Reutlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Barrère: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Déat: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martine Leguille-Balloy: Jean-Luc Hauser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Sanchez: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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