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Famous people · Moncontour, Vienne

3 famous people were born in Moncontour

Articles in 5 languages make the French politician Maria Rabaté the best known. Behind the leader come Raymond Vaillant and Maxime Ridouard. For more famous names, Loudun is 10 mi away: its list has 27, led by Ismaël Boulliau. Over 70 years of births, the list goes from Maxime Ridouard (1865) to Raymond Vaillant (1935).

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maria Rabaté
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1865
Maxime Ridouard
Youngest
1935
Raymond Vaillant
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Moncontour

Counted by languages, Maria Rabaté is ahead of Raymond Vaillant and Maxime Ridouard: 5, 2 and 2.

MR#1
Politics & Law

Maria Rabaté

1900–1985

French politician (1900-1985)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RV#2
Music

Raymond Vaillant

1935–2006

French composer (1935–2006)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MR#3
Politics & Law

Maxime Ridouard

1865–1949

French politician

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

What Moncontour is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Moncontour

Who is the most famous person from Moncontour?

Maria Rabaté (French politician (1900-1985)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raymond Vaillant and Maxime Ridouard.

How many famous people were born in Moncontour?

3 people born in Moncontour have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Moncontour 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 Moncontour?

Maxime Ridouard, born in 1865. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Moncontour?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moncontour 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.