No one from Chassenon is on the famous people list yet
Go 6 mi to Saint-Junien and the list grows to 21, with Sophie Vouzelaud at the top. Across Charente, the lists cover 98 towns. Angoulême’s 136 names make the longest list in Charente. After Angoulême, the next longest list in Charente is Cognac’s, with 44.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chassenon (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chassenon yet.
Famous people born near Chassenon
Nearby, Saint-Junien has the most on record, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Chassenon
Who counts as from Chassenon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chassenon 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)
- Sophie Vouzelaud: Dinkley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul de Rousiers: Paul de Rousiers (16 January 1857 – 28 March 1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Chollet: Madelgarius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.