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Famous people · Ruffec, Charente

Ruffec’s famous people span 216 years: 10 births from 1769 to 1985

Anne Charrier, the French actress, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Carl Tourenne and Ferdinand de Béhagle. 3 were born in 1970 or later. The list’s best known name, Anne Charrier, dates from 1974.

#1 best knownAnne CharrierFilm, TV & Stage · born 1974
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anne Charrier
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Pierre-Armand Pinoteau
Youngest
1985
Romain Blary
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Ruffec

The three are covered in 15, 6 and 5 languages: Anne Charrier, Carl Tourenne and Ferdinand de Béhagle.

Anne Charrier#1
Film, TV & Stage

Anne Charrier

born 1974

French actress

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CT#2
Sports

Carl Tourenne

born 1972

French footballer (born 1972)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Ferdinand de Béhagle#3
Science & Medicine

Ferdinand de Béhagle

1857–1899

French explorer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Ruffec’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Madeleine CoudrayFrançois LarocheFerdinand de BéhagleAnne Charrier
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Ruffec is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ruffec

Another 7, the earliest born in 1769.

François Laroche

François Laroche

1775–1823

French general (1775-1823)

RB

Romain Blary

born 1985

French water polo player

MC

Madeleine Coudray

1907–1978

French writer (1907–1978)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

1 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Ruffec

Who is the most famous person from Ruffec?

Anne Charrier (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Carl Tourenne and Ferdinand de Béhagle.

How many famous people were born in Ruffec?

10 people born in Ruffec 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 Ruffec known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 10. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ruffec?

Pierre-Armand Pinoteau, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1985.

Who counts as from Ruffec?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ruffec 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)

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.