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Famous people · La Trimouille, Vienne

La Trimouille is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Robert Buchet, the French racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Marie-Louise Néron and Marcel Jeulin. The first birth on record is Marie-Louise Néron’s, in 1866, and the last Robert Buchet’s, in 1922. Nearby, Montmorillon, 9 mi away, lists 14, led by Régine Deforges.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Buchet
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1866
Marie-Louise Néron
Youngest
1922
Robert Buchet
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in La Trimouille

Robert Buchet, Marie-Louise Néron and Marcel Jeulin are written about in 5, 3 and 2 languages.

RB#1
Sports

Robert Buchet

1922–1974

French racing driver (1922-1974)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MN#2
Writing & Arts

Marie-Louise Néron

1866–1942

French writer and journalist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MJ#3
Notable

Marcel Jeulin

1921–1944

French resistance fighter (1921-1944)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Trimouille is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

The fullest list close by belongs to Montmorillon, with 14.

Questions about famous people from La Trimouille

Who is the most famous person from La Trimouille?

Robert Buchet (French racing driver (1922-1974)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie-Louise Néron and Marcel Jeulin.

How many famous people were born in La Trimouille?

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

What is La Trimouille known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Trimouille?

Marie-Louise Néron, born in 1866. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.

Who counts as from La Trimouille?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Trimouille 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)

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.