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Famous people · Baillif, Guadeloupe

From 1741 to 1984, Baillif was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Aristophane Boulon, the cartoonist, with articles in 2 languages. Martial Gène, the French bicycle racer, comes second, with Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière third. The list’s best known name, Aristophane Boulon, dates from 1967. The neighbour with the longest list is Basse-Terre, 2 mi away: 29, led by Marie-José Pérec.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Aristophane Boulon
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1741
Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière
Youngest
1984
Martial Gène
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Baillif

Languages with an article: 2 for Aristophane Boulon, 2 for Martial Gène, 1 for Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière.

AB#1
Writing & Arts

Aristophane Boulon

1967–2004

Cartoonist (1967–2004)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MG#2
Sports

Martial Gène

born 1984

French bicycle racer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HC#3
Politics & Law

Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière

1741–1799

French politician

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

What Baillif is known for

Writers and artists 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 longest list nearby is Basse-Terre’s, with 29.

Questions about famous people from Baillif

Who is the most famous person from Baillif?

Aristophane Boulon (Cartoonist (1967–2004)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Martial Gène and Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière.

How many famous people were born in Baillif?

3 people born in Baillif have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Baillif known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Baillif?

Hilaire-François Chabert de La Charrière, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.

Who counts as from Baillif?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Baillif 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 (3)

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.