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Famous people · Jonzac, Charente-Maritime

20 famous people from Jonzac, many of them athletes

Articles in 30 languages make the French philosopher Jean Hyppolite the best known. Close behind are Jacques Bossis and Malik Couturier. Between 1914 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Only 4 of the 114 towns in Charente-Maritime with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownJean HyppoliteWriting & Arts · 1907–1968
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Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Hyppolite
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1798
Firmin Laferrière
Youngest
1998
Jeremy Bellicaud
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Jonzac’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Jonzac’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Jacques BossisJean HyppoliteFirmin Laferrière
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaith

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

Known for

What Jonzac is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.

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

The best known

Born in Jonzac

By how many languages cover them, Jean Hyppolite comes first (30), then Jacques Bossis (10) and Malik Couturier (10).

Jean Hyppolite#1
Writing & Arts

Jean Hyppolite

1907–1968

French philosopher (1907–1968)

30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Sports

Jacques Bossis

born 1952

Road bicycle racer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MC#3
Sports

Malik Couturier

born 1982

French footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Jonzac

17 more names, born between 1798 and 1998.

DM

David Marraud

born 1964

French association football player

MC

Marius Chadefaud

1900–1984

French specialist in algae and fungi (1900–1984)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
François Dagnaud

François Dagnaud

born 1962

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jean Glénisson

Jean Glénisson

1921–2010

French historian and archivist (1921–2010)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JB

Jean-Michel Berthelot

1945–2006

French sociologist and philosopher (1945-2006)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Pons’, at 8 names.

Questions about famous people from Jonzac

Who is the most famous person from Jonzac?

Jean Hyppolite (French philosopher (1907–1968)) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Bossis and Malik Couturier.

How many famous people were born in Jonzac?

20 people born in Jonzac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 24 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 Jonzac known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 20. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jonzac?

Firmin Laferrière, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Jonzac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jonzac 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 (11)

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.