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Writers and artists stand out among the 14 famous people born in Montmorillon

At the top of the list is the French film director and writer Régine Deforges, covered in 25 languages. Close behind are Lorène Devienne and Guy Péqueux. The largest group, 8, was born between 1914 and 1969. Over 255 years of births, the list goes from Louis François Passerat de La Chapelle de Bellegarde (1726) to Lorène Devienne (1981).

#1 best knownRégine DeforgesFilm, TV & Stage · 1935–2014
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Born here
14
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Régine Deforges
25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1726
Louis François Passerat de La Chapelle de Bellegarde
Youngest
1981
Lorène Devienne
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people

What stands out about Montmorillon’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Montmorillon is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.

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

The best known

Born in Montmorillon

By how many languages cover them, Régine Deforges comes first (25), then Lorène Devienne (4) and Guy Péqueux (2).

Régine Deforges#1
Film, TV & Stage

Régine Deforges

1935–2014

French film director and writer (1935–2014)

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GP#3
Writing & Arts

Guy Péqueux

1942–2021

French painter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Montmorillon’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 3 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Guy PéqueuxOctave BernardJean-Félix Dutrou de BornierLorène Devienne
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitaryScience & Medicine

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Montmorillon

Another 11, the earliest born in 1726.

LB

Louis François Passerat de La Chapelle de Bellegarde

1726–1796

French general (1726-1796)

MC

Michel Corvin

1930–2015

French university professor, literary historian, literary critic, writer and theatre critic (1930–2015)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Montmorillon

Who is the most famous person from Montmorillon?

Régine Deforges (French film director and writer (1935–2014)) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lorène Devienne and Guy Péqueux.

How many famous people were born in Montmorillon?

14 people born in Montmorillon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 24 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 Montmorillon known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 6 of the 14. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montmorillon?

Louis François Passerat de La Chapelle de Bellegarde, born in 1726. The youngest on the list was born in 1981.

Who counts as from Montmorillon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montmorillon 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 (4)

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.