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Famous people · Croix-Chapeau, Charente-Maritime

3 famous people were born in Croix-Chapeau

Pierre-Louis Binet, the French general, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Pierre Brelay and Adolphe Duport. From Pierre-Louis Binet to Adolphe Duport, the births on the list run from 1765 to 1862. Just 8 mi away, La Rochelle’s list holds 18 names, Dominique Souchet the best known.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre-Louis Binet
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1765
Pierre-Louis Binet
Youngest
1862
Adolphe Duport
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Croix-Chapeau

Two of the three are leaders.

PB#1
Military

Pierre-Louis Binet

1765–1854

French general (1765–1854)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PB#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Brelay

1817–1889

French politician

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

Adolphe Duport

1862–1890

French politician

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

What Croix-Chapeau is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Croix-Chapeau, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Croix-Chapeau

Who is the most famous person from Croix-Chapeau?

Pierre-Louis Binet (French general (1765–1854)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Brelay and Adolphe Duport.

How many famous people were born in Croix-Chapeau?

3 people born in Croix-Chapeau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 18 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 Croix-Chapeau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Croix-Chapeau?

Pierre-Louis Binet, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1862.

Who counts as from Croix-Chapeau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Croix-Chapeau 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.