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Famous people · Vertaizon, Puy-de-Dôme

Vertaizon is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the painter Prosper Marilhat, covered in 9 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Antoine Trincard-Moyat, third to Eugène Fourvel. Pont-du-Château, 3 mi away, has 5 on its list, the best known Alain Rey. From Prosper Marilhat in 1811 to Eugène Fourvel in 1906, the births cover 95 years.

#1 best knownProsper MarilhatWriting & Arts · 1811–1847
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Prosper Marilhat
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1811
Prosper Marilhat
Youngest
1906
Eugène Fourvel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Vertaizon

Leaders take two of the three places.

Prosper Marilhat#1
Writing & Arts

Prosper Marilhat

1811–1847

Painter (1811-1847)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AT#2
Politics & Law

Antoine Trincard-Moyat

1874–1942

French politician (1874-1942)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
EF#3
Politics & Law

Eugène Fourvel

1906–1986

French politician (1906-1986)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Vertaizon is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Pont-du-Château’s, at 5 names.

Questions about famous people from Vertaizon

Who is the most famous person from Vertaizon?

Prosper Marilhat (Painter (1811-1847)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Trincard-Moyat and Eugène Fourvel.

How many famous people were born in Vertaizon?

3 people born in Vertaizon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Vertaizon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vertaizon?

Prosper Marilhat, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Vertaizon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vertaizon 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 (8)

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.