Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0No famous person yet from Chaniers
Saintes, 4 mi away, has 70 on its list, the best known Joseph Ignace Guillotin. In all of Charente-Maritime, the famous people on record come from 114 towns. The longest list of any town in Charente-Maritime belongs to Saintes, with 70. After Saintes, the next longest list in Charente-Maritime is Rochefort’s, with 50.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaniers (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 Chaniers yet.
Famous people born near Chaniers
The longest list nearby is Saintes’, with 70.
Questions about famous people from Chaniers
Who counts as from Chaniers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaniers 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
- Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné: Unknown artist Unknown artist, 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.