PC#1
Military
Pierre Cuillier-Perron
1753–1834French military adventurer in India
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Luceau, Sarthe
3 famous people call Luceau their birthplace
At the top of the list is the French military adventurer in India Pierre Cuillier-Perron, covered in 4 languages. The next two names are Georges Mauboussin and Luce Perrot. The neighbour with the longest list is Montval-sur-Loir, 2 mi away: 11, led by Lionel Royer. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Sarthe with famous people list more.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Cuillier-Perron
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Pierre Cuillier-Perron
Youngest
1941
Luce Perrot
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Luceau
First, Pierre Cuillier-Perron (4 languages), then Georges Mauboussin (2) and Luce Perrot (2).
GM#2
Sports
Georges Mauboussin
1862–1954French cyclist and jeweler
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LP#3
Writing & Arts
Luce Perrot
born 1941French journalist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Luceau is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
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
Around it, Montval-sur-Loir has the most people on record, 11 of them.
Questions about famous people from Luceau
Who is the most famous person from Luceau?
Pierre Cuillier-Perron (French military adventurer in India) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Mauboussin and Luce Perrot.
How many famous people were born in Luceau?
3 people born in Luceau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Luceau known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Luceau?
Pierre Cuillier-Perron, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
Who counts as from Luceau?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Luceau 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)
- Lionel Royer: Unknown photographer, 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.