AB#1
Science & Medicine
Auguste Bravais
1811–1863French physicist (1811-1863)
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Annonay, Ardèche
Musicians stand out among the 35 famous people born in Annonay
Most widely known is Auguste Bravais, the French physicist, with articles in 37 languages. 12 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Annonay ranks 2nd of the 85 towns in Ardèche with anyone listed. Per head, the list is long: 20.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Ardèche has 4.
Born here
35
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Auguste Bravais
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1589
Charles de Montchal
Youngest
2005
Rémi Arsac
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Annonay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Annonay is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Annonay
Counted by languages, Auguste Bravais is ahead of Clément Grenier and Roger Dumas: 37, 36 and 18.
#2Sports
Clément Grenier
born 1991French footballer (born 1991)
36 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RD#3
Film, TV & Stage
Roger Dumas
1932–2016French actor (1932–2016)
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Annonay’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Annonay
Still to come: 32 more, from 1589 to 2005.
Maurice Grimaud
1913–2009French Prefect of Police of the city of Paris (1913–2009)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
André Barthélémy Boissonnet
1765–1839French soldier and officer (1765–1839)
MilitaryWikipedia (French) ↗
Barthélémy Barou de La Lombardière de Canson
1774–1858French politician (1774-1858)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bourg-Argental, at 11.
Bourg-Argental · 6 miFerdinand-François-Auguste Donnet & 10 more
Saint-Vallier · 8 miOlivier Milloud & 10 more
Roussillon · 11 miAlfred Poizat & 5 moreWPSaint-Rambert-d'Albon · 8 miWilfride Piollet & 3 more
Davézieux · 2 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 moreJGChanas · 9 miJoseph Giray & 1 moreBBAnneyron · 11 miBlanche Balain & 1 moreJDLe Péage-de-Roussillon · 11 miJean-Baptiste DufeuQuestions about famous people from Annonay
Who is the most famous person from Annonay?
Auguste Bravais (French physicist (1811-1863)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Clément Grenier and Roger Dumas.
How many famous people were born in Annonay?
35 people born in Annonay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 59 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 Annonay known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 35. That is 26% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Annonay?
Charles de Montchal, born in 1589. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Annonay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Annonay 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 (14)
- Clément Grenier: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Dussopt: Pierre Antoine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Edaleine: jmax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André-Joseph Abrial: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loïc Lagadec: François-Etienne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques-André Bertrand: Kou07kou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Antoine Monneron: Edme Quenedey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Garnier: Archive.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abou Lagraa: Cie La Baraka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barthélémy Barou de La Lombardière de Canson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivier Milloud: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Poizat: Photo Félix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Montgolfier: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.