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Famous people · Chandolas, Ardèche

Chandolas’ famous people span 136 years: 2 births from 1751 to 1887

Most widely known is Alphonse Thibon, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jean Joseph Thoulouze. Alphonse Thibon, the best known, was born in 1887. Nearby, Bessèges, 10 mi away, lists 3, led by Pierre Jouguet.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alphonse Thibon
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Jean Joseph Thoulouze
Youngest
1887
Alphonse Thibon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Chandolas

AT#1
Politics & Law

Alphonse Thibon

1887–1973

French politician (1887–1973)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JT#2
Politics & Law

Jean Joseph Thoulouze

1751–1822

French politician

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

Bessèges has the longest list next door: 3.

Questions about famous people from Chandolas

Who is the most famous person from Chandolas?

Alphonse Thibon (French politician (1887–1973)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Joseph Thoulouze.

How many famous people were born in Chandolas?

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

What is Chandolas known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chandolas?

Jean Joseph Thoulouze, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1887.

Who counts as from Chandolas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chandolas 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 (1)

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.