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Famous people · Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme

26 famous people were born in Issoire from 1463 to 1993

Auguste Pomel, the French paleontologist, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second place goes to the Catholic cardinal Antoine Duprat, third to Nicolas Baldo. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 17.2 on the list, well above the typical Puy-de-Dôme town’s 2.3.

#1 best knownAuguste PomelScience & Medicine · 1821–1898
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Born here
26
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Auguste Pomel
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1463
Antoine Duprat
Youngest
1993
Étienne Falgoux
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
The best known

Born in Issoire

By how many languages cover them, Auguste Pomel comes first (15), then Antoine Duprat (14) and Nicolas Baldo (8).

Auguste Pomel#1
Science & Medicine

Auguste Pomel

1821–1898

French paleontologist (1821-1898)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Antoine Duprat#2
Faith

Antoine Duprat

1463–1535

Catholic cardinal (1463-1535)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Nicolas Baldo#3
Sports

Nicolas Baldo

born 1984

Cyclist

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Issoire’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century150016001700180019002000Agénor AltarocheAntoine Duprat
Politics & LawSportsFaithWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessMilitary

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

Known for

What Issoire is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is clergy and people of faith, at 4 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Issoire

Another 23, the earliest born in 1464.

Agénor Altaroche

Agénor Altaroche

1811–1884

French chansonnier, politician, journalist and poet (1811-1884)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
FA

François Albert-Buisson

1881–1961

French entrepreneur, industrial, consular magistrate, economist, politician, historian (1881-1961)

JC

Jean Chérasse

1932–2025

French film director (1932–2025)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
VT

Victoire Tinayre

1831–1895

French educator and political radical (1831–1895)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
FC

Franck Chaussidière

born 1978

French footballer

Delphine Lingemann

Delphine Lingemann

born 1972

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MR

Marcelin Laurent Marie Burin des Roziers

1812–1875

French politician (1812–1875)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Vic-le-Comte has the most people on record, 4 of them.

Questions about famous people from Issoire

Who is the most famous person from Issoire?

Auguste Pomel (French paleontologist (1821-1898)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Duprat and Nicolas Baldo.

How many famous people were born in Issoire?

26 people born in Issoire have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 39 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 Issoire known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 7 of the 26. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Issoire?

Antoine Duprat, born in 1463. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.

Who counts as from Issoire?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Issoire 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 (12)

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.