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Famous people · La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, Charente

Of the 10 famous people born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, an unusual share are leaders

Articles in 18 languages make the French politician Nicole Bricq the best known. Second place goes to the French judoka Marie-Claire Restoux, third to Sébastien Charpentier. As early as 1595, Guillaume Cureau was born here, one of 4 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 4, was born before the Revolution.

#3 best knownSébastien CharpentierSports · born 1973
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicole Bricq
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1595
Guillaume Cureau
Youngest
1973
Sébastien Charpentier
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.7 times.

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

Through the years

When La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001650170017501800185019001950Guillaume CureauNicole Bricq
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitary

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

The best known

Born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

Athletes take two of the three places.

NB#1
Politics & Law

Nicole Bricq

1947–2017

French politician (1947-2017)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MR#2
Sports

Marie-Claire Restoux

born 1968

French judoka

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Sébastien Charpentier#3
Sports

Sébastien Charpentier

born 1973

French motorcycle racer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

7 more, from 1595 to 1940.

Jean Hérault de Gourville

Jean Hérault de Gourville

1625–1703

French adventurer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Étienne Mougeotte

Étienne Mougeotte

1940–2021

French journalist (1940–2021)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GC

Guillaume Cureau

1595–1648

French painter (1595-1648)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Soyaux lists the most people: 7.

Questions about famous people from La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

Who is the most famous person from La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois?

Nicole Bricq (French politician (1947-2017)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie-Claire Restoux and Sébastien Charpentier.

How many famous people were born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois?

10 people born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 10. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois?

Guillaume Cureau, born in 1595. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.

Who counts as from La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 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.