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Marcel Déat tops a list of 4 famous people born in Guérigny

Articles in 17 languages make the French socialist turned fascist politician Marcel Déat the best known. Behind the leader come Henri Gamard and Georges Vidal. The list comes to 16 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Nièvre, at 16. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.

#1 best knownMarcel DéatPolitics & Law · 1894–1955
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marcel Déat
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1879
Henri Gamard
Youngest
1924
Henri Brandely
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Guérigny

First, Marcel Déat (17 languages), then Henri Gamard (3) and Georges Vidal (2).

Marcel Déat#1
Politics & Law

Marcel Déat

1894–1955

French socialist turned fascist politician (1894–1955)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henri Gamard#2
Politics & Law

Henri Gamard

1879–1961

French politician (1879-1961)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Georges Vidal#3
Writing & Arts

Georges Vidal

1903–1964

French writer (1903-1964)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Guérigny’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 1.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Henri BrandelyGeorges VidalHenri GamardMarcel Déat
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Guérigny is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Guérigny

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

5 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Guérigny

Who is the most famous person from Guérigny?

Marcel Déat (French socialist turned fascist politician (1894–1955)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Gamard and Georges Vidal.

How many famous people were born in Guérigny?

4 people born in Guérigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Guérigny known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guérigny?

Henri Gamard, born in 1879. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from Guérigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guérigny 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)

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.