Charnas has no famous person on record yet
Nearby, Annonay, 7 mi away, lists 35, led by Auguste Bravais. 85 towns in Ardèche have at least one famous person on record. Aubenas has the most of any town in Ardèche: 51.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnas (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charnas yet.
Famous people born near Charnas
Annonay has the longest list next door: 35.
Roussillon · 4 miAlfred Poizat & 5 moreWPSaint-Rambert-d'Albon · 5 miWilfride Piollet & 3 moreJGChanas · 4 miJoseph Giray & 1 more
Davézieux · 6 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 moreJDLe Péage-de-Roussillon · 4 miJean-Baptiste DufeuPTSaint-Maurice-l'Exil · 4 miPierre de TarentaiseQuestions about famous people from Charnas
Who counts as from Charnas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnas 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)
- 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.