No one from Villiers is on the famous people list yet
Within 11 mi, Poitiers lists the most: 238, with Michel Foucault first. The longest list of any town in Vienne belongs to Poitiers, with 238. After Poitiers, the next longest list in Vienne is Châtellerault’s, with 65. In Vienne, 84 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Villiers (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 Villiers yet.
Famous people born near Villiers
Nearby, Poitiers has the most on record, with 238.
Neuville-de-Poitou · 3 miGeorges Vacher de Lapouge & 2 more
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu · 6 miPaul Guillon & 1 more
Migné-Auxances · 7 miAndré Leclercq
Boivre-la-Vallée · 10 miMarie Alexandre Émile Hippolyte GalletRCBuxerolles · 10 miRobert CharronQuestions about famous people from Villiers
Who counts as from Villiers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villiers 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)
- Georges Vacher de Lapouge: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Guillon: GrandBout, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Leclercq: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Alexandre Émile Hippolyte Gallet: photographe Boyer, 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.