Of the 50 famous people born in Rochefort, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors

David Zurutuza (French-Spanish footballer) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Rigault de Genouilly and Louis-René-Madeleine de Latouche-Tréville.

50 people born in Rochefort have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 151 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 16 of the 50. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Louis-César de Campet, born in 1666. The youngest on the list was born in 1986.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rochefort 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.

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.