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Famous people · Confolens, Charente

Leaders stand out among the 17 famous people born in Confolens

With articles in 33 languages, Émile Roux is the most widely known. Marguerite Martel and Vincent Perrot follow. The list reaches back to Jean-Baptiste Mémineau, born in 1746, one of 5 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 6, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire.

#1 best knownÉmile RouxScience & Medicine · 1853–1933
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Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Roux
33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Jean-Baptiste Mémineau
Youngest
1965
Vincent Perrot
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people

What stands out about Confolens’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Confolens is known for

Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.4 times as common.

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

The best known

Born in Confolens

Three names lead: Émile Roux (33 languages), Marguerite Martel (4) and Vincent Perrot (4).

Émile Roux#1
Science & Medicine

Émile Roux

1853–1933

French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (1853-1933)

33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MM#2
Notable

Marguerite Martel

1924–2023

French athletics competitor (1924–2023)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
VP#3
Writing & Arts

Vincent Perrot

born 1965

French journalist and broadcaster

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Confolens’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Marguerite MartelMaurice ToescaAnatole BajuVincent Perrot
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Confolens

Of the other 14, 9 are leaders.

NB

Nicolas François Boreau-Lajanadie

1761–1816

French politician (1761-1816)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Terres-de-Haute-Charente has the most on record: 3.

Questions about famous people from Confolens

Who is the most famous person from Confolens?

Émile Roux (French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (1853-1933)) is the best known by our measure: 33 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marguerite Martel and Vincent Perrot.

How many famous people were born in Confolens?

17 people born in Confolens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 24 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 Confolens known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 17. That is 53% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Confolens?

Jean-Baptiste Mémineau, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Confolens?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Confolens 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 (6)

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.