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Famous people · Chabanais, Charente

Chabanais counts 4 famous people, first among them Pierre Dupont de l'Étang

Articles in 17 languages make the French general Pierre Dupont de l'Étang the best known. Second and third on the list are Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont and Jean Duché. Jean Duché, born in 1915, is the youngest, and Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont, born in 1759, the first on record. Only 11 of the 98 towns in Charente with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont
Youngest
1915
Jean Duché
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Chabanais

Ranked by languages covered: Pierre Dupont de l'Étang with 17, then Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont with 2 and Jean Duché with 1.

PL#1
Military

Pierre Dupont de l'Étang

1765–1840

French general (1765-1840)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PD#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont

1759–1838

French diplomat (1759-1838)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#3
Writing & Arts

Jean Duché

1915–2000

French journalist and writer (1915–2000)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Chabanais’ famous people were born

The 1760s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Pierre Dupont de l'ÉtangJean Duché
MilitaryPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith

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

Known for

What Chabanais is known for

1 of them work in Military, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chabanais

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Saint-Junien has the most on record: 21.

Questions about famous people from Chabanais

Who is the most famous person from Chabanais?

Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (French general (1765-1840)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont and Jean Duché.

How many famous people were born in Chabanais?

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

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chabanais?

Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Chabanais?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chabanais 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 (4)

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.