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Famous people · Gond-Pontouvre, Charente

Gond-Pontouvre is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the French historian André Berland, covered in 4 languages. Second place goes to the French association football player Daniel Solas, third to Jean-Claude Beauchaud. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them. Only 11 of the 98 towns in Charente with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Berland
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1936
Jean-Claude Beauchaud
Youngest
1946
Daniel Solas
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Gond-Pontouvre

Ranked by languages covered: André Berland with 4, then Daniel Solas with 3 and Jean-Claude Beauchaud with 2.

AB#1
Writing & Arts

André Berland

1940–2025

French historian

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DS#2
Sports

Daniel Solas

born 1946

French association football player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Claude Beauchaud

1936–2024

French politician

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

What Gond-Pontouvre is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Gond-Pontouvre

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Angoulême lists the most people: 136.

Questions about famous people from Gond-Pontouvre

Who is the most famous person from Gond-Pontouvre?

André Berland (French historian) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Solas and Jean-Claude Beauchaud.

How many famous people were born in Gond-Pontouvre?

4 people born in Gond-Pontouvre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Gond-Pontouvre known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gond-Pontouvre?

Jean-Claude Beauchaud, born in 1936. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.

Who counts as from Gond-Pontouvre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gond-Pontouvre 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.