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Famous people · Aigre, Charente

Aigre’s famous people span 176 years: 8 births from 1769 to 1945

The best known is the French politician René François Gautier, with articles in 5 languages. The next two names are Louis Gautier and Marc Mouclier. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 4 were born, the most of any period. René François Gautier was born in 1851.

Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René François Gautier
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Pierre Dereix
Youngest
1945
Luce Berthommé
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Aigre

Two of the three are leaders.

RG#1
Politics & Law

René François Gautier

1851–1936

French politician

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LG#2
Politics & Law

Louis Gautier

1810–1884

French politician (1810-1884)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MM#3
Writing & Arts

Marc Mouclier

1866–1947

French Painter and lithographer (1866-1947)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Aigre’s famous people were born

The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jean SaupinJean AndréPierre DereixMarc Mouclier
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySportsFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Aigre is known for

Aigre has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Aigre

5 more, from 1769 to 1945.

Questions about famous people from Aigre

Who is the most famous person from Aigre?

René François Gautier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Gautier and Marc Mouclier.

How many famous people were born in Aigre?

8 people born in Aigre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Aigre known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aigre?

Pierre Dereix, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Aigre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aigre 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.

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.