No one born in Vibrac has made the famous people list yet
A short trip away, Angoulême (10 mi) counts 136 famous people, Charles-Augustin Coulomb among them. In all of Charente, the famous people on record come from 98 towns. Angoulême has the most of any town in Charente: 136. After Angoulême, the next longest list in Charente is Cognac’s, with 44.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Vibrac (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vibrac yet.
Famous people born near Vibrac
Angoulême leads the towns around it, with 136 names.
Angoulême · 10 miCharles-Augustin Coulomb & 135 more
Jarnac · 6 miPierre Boujut & 12 moreDLChâteauneuf-sur-Charente · 3 miDidier Lebaud & 4 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 11 miAndré Berland & 3 more
La Couronne · 8 miJean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert & 2 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 9 miFrancis Groux & 2 more
Saint-Michel · 8 miLaura Badler & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Vibrac
Who counts as from Vibrac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vibrac 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.