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Famous people · Aulnay, Charente-Maritime

Aulnay’s famous people span 196 years: 3 births from 1749 to 1945

Most widely known is Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay, the French painter, with articles in 3 languages. Alain Riondet is second and Jean-Louis Soubdès third. Within 10 mi, Saint-Jean-d'Angély lists the most: 28, with Henri II de Bourbon-Condé first. The list’s best known name, Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay, dates from 1842.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Jean-Louis Soubdès
Youngest
1945
Alain Riondet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Aulnay

The three are covered in 3, 1 and 1 languages: Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay, Alain Riondet and Jean-Louis Soubdès.

EG#1
Writing & Arts

Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay

1842–1885

French painter (1842–1885)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AR#2
Film, TV & Stage

Alain Riondet

1945–1998

French comics artist (1945–1998)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JS#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Louis Soubdès

1749–1819

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Aulnay is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Saint-Jean-d'Angély counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Aulnay

Who is the most famous person from Aulnay?

Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay (French painter (1842–1885)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Riondet and Jean-Louis Soubdès.

How many famous people were born in Aulnay?

3 people born in Aulnay 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 Aulnay known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aulnay?

Jean-Louis Soubdès, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Aulnay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aulnay 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.