Next door to Port-de-Piles, Descartes lists 4 famous people
The list for Port-de-Piles is empty for now. 84 towns across Vienne can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Vienne is Poitiers’, with 238 names. After Poitiers, the next longest list in Vienne is Châtellerault’s, with 65.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Port-de-Piles (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Port-de-Piles yet.
Famous people born near Port-de-Piles
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Port-de-Piles, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Port-de-Piles
Who counts as from Port-de-Piles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Port-de-Piles 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 (2)
- René Descartes: After Frans Hals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Baudichon: Anonyme, XIXe siècle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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