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Famous people · Montguyon, Charente-Maritime

The 3 famous people born in Montguyon, led by André-Louis Cholesky

Articles in 15 languages make the French military officer and mathematician André-Louis Cholesky the best known. Michel Rigou, the French politician, comes second, with Nicolas Bastère third. The oldest name on the list belongs to André-Louis Cholesky, born in 1875, the newest to Nicolas Bastère, born in 1965. Nearby, La Roche-Chalais, 11 mi away, lists 3, led by Zéline Reclus.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André-Louis Cholesky
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1875
André-Louis Cholesky
Youngest
1965
Nicolas Bastère
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Montguyon

By how many languages cover them, André-Louis Cholesky comes first (15), then Michel Rigou (2) and Nicolas Bastère (1).

AC#1
Military

André-Louis Cholesky

1875–1918

French military officer and mathematician (1875–1918)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MR#2
Politics & Law

Michel Rigou

1927–2016

French politician (1927–2016)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
NB#3
Sports

Nicolas Bastère

born 1965

French association football player

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

What Montguyon is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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, the fullest list is La Roche-Chalais’, at 3 names.

Questions about famous people from Montguyon

Who is the most famous person from Montguyon?

André-Louis Cholesky (French military officer and mathematician (1875–1918)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Rigou and Nicolas Bastère.

How many famous people were born in Montguyon?

3 people born in Montguyon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Montguyon known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montguyon?

André-Louis Cholesky, born in 1875. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Montguyon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montguyon 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.