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Famous people · Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, Charente

Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s famous people span 104 years: 5 births from 1850 to 1954

Articles in 5 languages make the cyclist Didier Lebaud the best known. Antoine Monis is second and Gérard Simonnot third. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Didier Lebaud, dates from 1954.

#2 best knownAntoine MonisBusiness · 1882–1952
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Didier Lebaud
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1850
Jules Martin-Buchey
Youngest
1954
Didier Lebaud
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Jules Martin-BucheyJacques NarceauDidier LebaudAntoine Monis
SportsWriting & ArtsBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente

Athletes take two of the three places.

DL#1
Sports

Didier Lebaud

born 1954

Cyclist

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Antoine Monis#2
Business

Antoine Monis

1882–1952

French official (1882–1952)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GS#3
Sports

Gérard Simonnot

born 1953

French bicycle racer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente

2 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Angoulême has the longest list next door: 136.

Questions about famous people from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente

Who is the most famous person from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?

Didier Lebaud (Cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Monis and Gérard Simonnot.

How many famous people were born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?

5 people born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 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 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?

Jules Martin-Buchey, born in 1850. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 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 (5)

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.