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Famous people · Givet, Ardennes

Musicians stand out among the 17 famous people born in Givet

Most widely known is Charles Bruneau, the French linguist, with articles in 8 languages. 8 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. Born in 1745, Guillaume Navoigille is the first name on record, and Gavroche, born in 1980, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 26.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Ardennes has 9.5.

#2 best knownJules François Émile KrantzMilitary · 1821–1914
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Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Bruneau
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1745
Guillaume Navoigille
Youngest
1980
Gavroche
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Givet’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Givet is known for

Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 5.4 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Givet

Charles Bruneau leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Jules François Émile Krantz (8) and Aimée Lallement (5).

CB#1
Science & Medicine

Charles Bruneau

1883–1969

French linguist (1883-1969)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jules François Émile Krantz#2
Military

Jules François Émile Krantz

1821–1914

French navy officer (1821–1914)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Aimée Lallement#3
Politics & Law

Aimée Lallement

1898–1988

French politician and athletics competitor

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Givet’s famous people were born

The 1840s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Ernest Blanc-GarinMarc LaménieAimée Lallement
Politics & LawMusicScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Givet

14 more names, born between 1745 and 1980.

EB

Ernest Blanc-Garin

1843–1916

French painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Marc Laménie

Marc Laménie

born 1956

Politician in France and a member of the Senate of France

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MG

Maurice Jean Auguste Girard

1822–1886

French entomologist (1822–1886)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Jean-François Gendebien

Jean-François Gendebien

1753–1838

Belgian politician and lawyer (1753-1838)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Fumay’s, at 9 names.

Questions about famous people from Givet

Who is the most famous person from Givet?

Charles Bruneau (French linguist (1883-1969)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules François Émile Krantz and Aimée Lallement.

How many famous people were born in Givet?

17 people born in Givet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 35 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 Givet known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 17. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Givet?

Guillaume Navoigille, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.

Who counts as from Givet?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Givet 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 (9)

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.