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Famous people · Montmoreau, Charente

2 famous people were born in Montmoreau

Most widely known is Étienne Gellibert des Seguins, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French poet Jean-Claude Martin. Jean-Claude Martin, born in 1947, is the youngest, and Étienne Gellibert des Seguins, born in 1852, the first on record. The longest list in Charente is Angoulême’s, with 136 names.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Étienne Gellibert des Seguins
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1852
Étienne Gellibert des Seguins
Youngest
1947
Jean-Claude Martin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Montmoreau

ÉS#1
Politics & Law

Étienne Gellibert des Seguins

1852–1906

French politician (1852-1906)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JM#2
Writing & Arts

Jean-Claude Martin

born 1947

French poet

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Montmoreau is known for

Share of Montmoreau’s famous people in each field.

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

Questions about famous people from Montmoreau

Who is the most famous person from Montmoreau?

Étienne Gellibert des Seguins (French politician (1852-1906)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Claude Martin.

How many famous people were born in Montmoreau?

2 people born in Montmoreau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Montmoreau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Montmoreau?

Étienne Gellibert des Seguins, born in 1852. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Montmoreau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montmoreau 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.

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.