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Famous people · Lormes, Nièvre

10 famous people were born in Lormes, more of them leaders than in most towns

Articles in 10 languages make the French writer Henri Bachelin the best known. The list reaches back to Jean-Alban Lefiot, born in 1755, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 93 towns in Nièvre with famous people list more.

Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Bachelin
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Jean-Alban Lefiot
Youngest
1967
Michèle Crouzet
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Lormes’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Lormes is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.5 times as common.

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

Through the years

When Lormes’ famous people were born

Births peak in the 1750s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Adrien MeslierEugène RenduelMichèle Crouzet
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary

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

The best known

Born in Lormes

By how many languages cover them, Henri Bachelin comes first (10), then Daniel Vaillant (9) and Simon Ganneau (5).

HB#1
Writing & Arts

Henri Bachelin

1879–1941

French writer (1879–1941)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DV#2
Politics & Law

Daniel Vaillant

born 1949

French politician

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SG#3
Writing & Arts

Simon Ganneau

1806–1851

French sculptor and mystic (1806–1851)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Lormes

Here are 7 more, born from 1755 to 1967.

MC

Michèle Crouzet

born 1967

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
ER

Eugène Renduel

1798–1874

French publisher (1798-1874)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
CM

Charles-Gilbert Heulhard de Montigny

1771–1872

French politician (1771-1872)

Questions about famous people from Lormes

Who is the most famous person from Lormes?

Henri Bachelin (French writer (1879–1941)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Vaillant and Simon Ganneau.

How many famous people were born in Lormes?

10 people born in Lormes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Lormes known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lormes?

Jean-Alban Lefiot, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.

Who counts as from Lormes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lormes 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.

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.