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Sports
Irène Savolon
1891–1972French competitive diver
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Brizambourg, Charente-Maritime
Brizambourg has just one famous person to its name: Irène Savolon
The French competitive diver Irène Savolon was born in 1891. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. 3 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Saintes, 9 mi away: 70 names, starting with Joseph Ignace Guillotin.
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1
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Best known
Irène Savolon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
Irène Savolon
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Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Brizambourg
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Brizambourg, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Brizambourg
Who is the most famous person from Brizambourg?
Irène Savolon (French competitive diver) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brizambourg?
1 people born in Brizambourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brizambourg known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Brizambourg?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brizambourg 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 (3)
- Jean Monnet: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri II de Bourbon-Condé: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hennessy: 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.