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Famous people · Autry-Issards, Allier

Autry-Issards has one famous person on record

The French publisher Christian Chalmin was born in 1947. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in one language so far. Antoine Meillet heads the list in Moulins, 10 mi away, which has 82 names.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christian Chalmin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1947
Christian Chalmin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Autry-Issards

CC#1
Writing & Arts

Christian Chalmin

born 1947

French publisher

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Autry-Issards

Who is the most famous person from Autry-Issards?

Christian Chalmin (French publisher) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Autry-Issards?

1 people born in Autry-Issards have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Autry-Issards 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 Autry-Issards?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Autry-Issards 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)

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.