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Famous people · Pont-de-Vaux, Ain

11 famous people were born in Pont-de-Vaux, more of them leaders than in most towns

Articles in 24 languages make the French general Barthélémy Catherine Joubert the best known. Before the Revolution, 5 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1743, Étienne Deydier was born here, one of 5 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 131 towns in Ain with famous people list more.

Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Barthélémy Catherine Joubert
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1743
Étienne Deydier
Youngest
1997
Thomas Laclayat
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Pont-de-Vaux’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Pont-de-Vaux’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1760s, at 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Barthélémy Catherine JoubertAndré ChagnyChristian BadinThomas LaclayatAntoine Chintreuil
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsSports

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

Known for

What Pont-de-Vaux is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 6.6 times.

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

The best known

Born in Pont-de-Vaux

Barthélémy Catherine Joubert has articles in 24 languages, Antoine Chintreuil in 10 and Thomas Laclayat in 3.

BJ#1
Military

Barthélémy Catherine Joubert

1769–1799

French general (1769–1799)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Writing & Arts

Antoine Chintreuil

1814–1873

French painter (1814-1873)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
TL#3
Sports

Thomas Laclayat

born 1997

Rugby player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Pont-de-Vaux

8 more, 4 of them leaders.

CB

Christian Badin

born 1949

French rugby union player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Mâcon, with 105.

Questions about famous people from Pont-de-Vaux

Who is the most famous person from Pont-de-Vaux?

Barthélémy Catherine Joubert (French general (1769–1799)) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Chintreuil and Thomas Laclayat.

How many famous people were born in Pont-de-Vaux?

11 people born in Pont-de-Vaux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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 Pont-de-Vaux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 11. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pont-de-Vaux?

Étienne Deydier, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

Who counts as from Pont-de-Vaux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pont-de-Vaux 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 (3)

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.