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Politics & Law
Émile Buffon
1889–1944French politician (1889-1944)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Joué-du-Plain, Orne
Joué-du-Plain has just one famous person to its name: Émile Buffon
In 1889, the French politician Émile Buffon was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Within 7 mi, Argentan lists the most: 55, with Fernand Léger first.
Born here
1
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Best known
Émile Buffon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1889
Émile Buffon
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Joué-du-Plain
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Argentan, at 55.
Questions about famous people from Joué-du-Plain
Who is the most famous person from Joué-du-Plain?
Émile Buffon (French politician (1889-1944)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Joué-du-Plain?
1 people born in Joué-du-Plain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Joué-du-Plain known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Joué-du-Plain?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Joué-du-Plain 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 (1)
- Fernand Léger: Carl Van Vechten, 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.