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.

What stands out about Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s famous people
When Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2Antoine Monis
1882–1952French official (1882–1952)
Gérard Simonnot
born 1953French bicycle racer
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 else born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Angoulême has the longest list next door: 136.
Angoulême · 11 miCharles-Augustin Coulomb & 135 moreRLBarbezieux-Saint-Hilaire · 10 miRenaud Lavillenie & 15 more
Jarnac · 8 miPierre Boujut & 12 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 12 miAndré Berland & 3 more
La Couronne · 7 miJean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert & 2 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 10 miFrancis Groux & 2 more
Saint-Michel · 8 miLaura Badler & 1 moreQuestions 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)
- Antoine Monis: Panajou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles-Augustin Coulomb: Louis Hierle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Boujut: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert: Julien16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Badler: Coldcream16000, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.