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Politics & Law
Michel Marvaud-Baudet
1743–1820French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Échallat, Charente
A single famous person was born in Échallat: Michel Marvaud-Baudet
In 1743, the French politician Michel Marvaud-Baudet was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. A short trip away, Angoulême (11 mi) counts 136 famous people, Charles-Augustin Coulomb among them.
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Michel Marvaud-Baudet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1743
Michel Marvaud-Baudet
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Born in Échallat
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Famous people from the towns next door
Angoulême has the longest list next door: 136.
Angoulême · 11 miCharles-Augustin Coulomb & 135 more
Jarnac · 7 miPierre Boujut & 12 moreDLChâteauneuf-sur-Charente · 9 miDidier Lebaud & 4 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 10 miAndré Berland & 3 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 9 miFrancis Groux & 2 more
La Couronne · 10 miJean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert & 2 moreALChampniers · 12 miAndré Lebon & 2 more
Saint-Michel · 9 miLaura Badler & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Échallat
Who is the most famous person from Échallat?
Michel Marvaud-Baudet (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Échallat?
1 people born in Échallat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Échallat known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Échallat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Échallat 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)
- 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.