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Famous people · Thueyts, Ardèche

Thueyts’ famous people span 135 years: 3 births from 1789 to 1924

The best known is the French politician Henri Chaze, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Jean Moulin and Philippe Charles de Blou. A short trip away, Aubenas (9 mi) counts 51 famous people, Amandine Leynaud among them. Henri Chaze, the best known, was born in 1913.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Chaze
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1789
Philippe Charles de Blou
Youngest
1924
Jean Moulin
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Thueyts

The three best known are all leaders.

HC#1
Politics & Law

Henri Chaze

1913–2005

French politician (1913–2005)

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

Jean Moulin

born 1924

French politician (1924-)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PB#3
Politics & Law

Philippe Charles de Blou

1789–1848

French politician (1789-1848)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Aubenas has the most on record: 51.

Questions about famous people from Thueyts

Who is the most famous person from Thueyts?

Henri Chaze (French politician (1913–2005)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Moulin and Philippe Charles de Blou.

How many famous people were born in Thueyts?

3 people born in Thueyts have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Thueyts known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thueyts?

Philippe Charles de Blou, born in 1789. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from Thueyts?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thueyts 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.