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Writing & Arts
Gilles Laporte
born 1945French writer, screenwriter and conferencier
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Igney, Vosges
One famous person was born in Igney
Gilles Laporte came into the world in 1945. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 3 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Épinal, 7 mi away, lists the most: 138, Émile Durkheim first.
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Gilles Laporte
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1945
Gilles Laporte
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Igney
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Épinal has the most people on record, 138 of them.
Questions about famous people from Igney
Who is the most famous person from Igney?
Gilles Laporte (French writer, screenwriter and conferencier) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Igney?
1 people born in Igney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Igney known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Igney?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Igney 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)
- Émile Durkheim: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Barrès: Auguste Léon, 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.