AM#1
Notable
Albert Mézergues
1886–1925French aircraft pilot (1886-1925)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Chaptes, Gard
2 famous people call Saint-Chaptes their birthplace
Most widely known is Albert Mézergues, the French aircraft pilot, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French strongman and entrepreneur Hippolyte Triat. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hippolyte Triat, born in 1812, the newest to Albert Mézergues, born in 1886. Alphonse Daudet tops the 380 names on record in Nîmes, 10 mi away.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Mézergues
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1812
Hippolyte Triat
Youngest
1886
Albert Mézergues
The best known
Born in Saint-Chaptes
HT#2
Business
Hippolyte Triat
1812–1881French strongman and entrepreneur
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Saint-Chaptes is known for
Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 fullest list close by belongs to Nîmes, with 380.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Chaptes
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Chaptes?
Albert Mézergues (French aircraft pilot (1886-1925)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hippolyte Triat.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Chaptes?
2 people born in Saint-Chaptes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Chaptes?
Hippolyte Triat, born in 1812. The youngest on the list was born in 1886.
Who counts as from Saint-Chaptes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Chaptes 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 (2)
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin Abauzit: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.