No famous person born in Chenonceaux is listed yet
Charles VIII heads the list in Amboise, 6 mi away, which has 35 names. Across Indre-et-Loire, 92 towns list someone born there. No town in Indre-et-Loire lists more than Tours, with 369.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chenonceaux (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 Chenonceaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Chenonceaux
Of the towns nearby, Amboise lists the most people: 35.
Questions about famous people from Chenonceaux
Who counts as from Chenonceaux?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chenonceaux 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 VIII: After Jean Perréal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Victor Palma Cayet: Marieth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Calzant: Auteur inconnu, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dieudonné Belle: 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.