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Famous people · Charcenne, Haute-Saône

Famous people from Charcenne

Just 10 mi away, Gray’s list holds 40 names, Antoine-Augustin Cournot the best known. Famous people are on record for 88 of the towns in Haute-Saône. No entry yet names Charcenne as a birthplace. Vesoul’s 86 names make the longest list in Haute-Saône.

Who’s listed here

We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Charcenne (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Charcenne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Famous people born near Charcenne

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Charcenne, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Charcenne

Who counts as from Charcenne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charcenne 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)

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.