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Writing & Arts
Gustave Aucouturier
1902–1985French journalist (1902–1985)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Brie, Charente
Brie has just one famous person to its name: Gustave Aucouturier
The French journalist Gustave Aucouturier was born in 1902. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. An article about them exists in one language. A short trip away, Angoulême (8 mi) counts 136 famous people, Charles-Augustin Coulomb among them.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gustave Aucouturier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1902
Gustave Aucouturier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Brie
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Angoulême, with 136.
Angoulême · 8 miCharles-Augustin Coulomb & 135 moreNBLa Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois · 6 miNicole Bricq & 9 moreVNSoyaux · 7 miValérie Nadaud & 6 more
L'Isle-d'Espagnac · 6 miMaxime Amblard & 4 more
Ruelle-sur-Touvre · 4 miAndré Chevrillon & 3 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 6 miAndré Berland & 3 moreALChampniers · 3 miAndré Lebon & 2 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 7 miFrancis Groux & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Brie
Who is the most famous person from Brie?
Gustave Aucouturier (French journalist (1902–1985)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brie?
1 people born in Brie have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brie known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Brie?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brie 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 (3)
- Charles-Augustin Coulomb: Louis Hierle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxime Amblard: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Chevrillon: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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