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Famous people · Chauny, Aisne

Constance Mayer tops a list of 32 famous people born in Chauny

Most widely known is Constance Mayer, the French painter, with articles in 23 languages. The next two names are Martial Gayant and Théo Sainte-Luce. 12 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Jean-Charles Laurendeau (1749) and Théo Sainte-Luce (1998) mark the two ends of the list.

#1 best knownConstance MayerWriting & Arts · 1774–1821
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Born here
32
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Constance Mayer
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Jean-Charles Laurendeau
Youngest
1998
Théo Sainte-Luce
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people

What stands out about Chauny’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Chauny’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Martial GayantCharles AndréConstance Mayer
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryNotableMusic

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

The best known

Born in Chauny

Two of the three are athletes.

Constance Mayer#1
Writing & Arts

Constance Mayer

1774–1821

French painter

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MG#2
Sports

Martial Gayant

born 1962

French cyclist

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
TS#3
Sports

Théo Sainte-Luce

born 1998

French association football player

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Chauny is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.5 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chauny

Another 29, 8 of them leaders.

Mylène Troszczynski

Mylène Troszczynski

born 1972

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles André

Charles André

1842–1912

French astronomer (1842-1912)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Michel Guiniot

Michel Guiniot

born 1954

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AS

Anne-Marie Schneider

born 1962

Born 1962, in Chauny (Aisne). French, Draughtswoman, watercolourist, pastellist, sculptor, film producer, photographer (born 1962)

Henri-Jean Calsat

Henri-Jean Calsat

1905–1991

French architect and urban planner (1905-1991)

JH

Jean-Baptiste Hubert

1781–1845

French marine engineer and naval architect (1781–1845)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Chauny, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Chauny

Who is the most famous person from Chauny?

Constance Mayer (French painter) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Martial Gayant and Théo Sainte-Luce.

How many famous people were born in Chauny?

32 people born in Chauny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 46 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 Chauny known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 8 of the 32. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chauny?

Jean-Charles Laurendeau, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Chauny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chauny 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 (16)

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.