JB#1
Military
Jean-Baptiste Billot
1828–1907French general and politician (1828-1907)
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Chaumeil, Corrèze
The 2 famous people born in Chaumeil, led by Jean-Baptiste Billot
At the top of the list is the French general and politician Jean-Baptiste Billot, covered in 13 languages. The other is Jean Ségurel, the composer and conductor. Of its neighbours, Égletons, 9 mi away, lists the most: 3, Octave Lacroix first. Born in 1828, Jean-Baptiste Billot is the first name on record, and Jean Ségurel, born in 1908, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Billot
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1828
Jean-Baptiste Billot
Youngest
1908
Jean Ségurel
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Chaumeil
JS#2
Music
Jean Ségurel
1908–1978Composer and conductor (1908–1978)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Chaumeil is known for
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Égletons: 3.
Questions about famous people from Chaumeil
Who is the most famous person from Chaumeil?
Jean-Baptiste Billot (French general and politician (1828-1907)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Ségurel.
How many famous people were born in Chaumeil?
2 people born in Chaumeil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chaumeil known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chaumeil?
Jean-Baptiste Billot, born in 1828. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
Who counts as from Chaumeil?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chaumeil 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 (1)
- Octave Lacroix: Nadar, Public domain, 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.