LM#1
Science & Medicine
Luc Montagnier
1932–2022French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)
76 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Chabris, Indre
Luc Montagnier tops a list of 5 famous people born in Chabris
Luc Montagnier leads the list, covered in 76 languages. Second and third on the list are Emmanuel de Martonne and René Desroches. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 18.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Indre has 7.7.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Luc Montagnier
76 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1873
Emmanuel de Martonne
Youngest
1949
Joël Sausset
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Chabris’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Chabris
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#2Science & Medicine
Emmanuel de Martonne
1873–1955French geographer (1873–1955)
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Notable
René Desroches
1905–1990French athletics competitor (1905-1990)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Chabris’ famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 1 births.
Science & MedicineNotablePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chabris is known for
2 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chabris
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Romorantin-Lanthenay, at 22.
Questions about famous people from Chabris
Who is the most famous person from Chabris?
Luc Montagnier (French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)) is the best known by our measure: 76 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Emmanuel de Martonne and René Desroches.
How many famous people were born in Chabris?
5 people born in Chabris have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chabris known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chabris?
Emmanuel de Martonne, born in 1873. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Chabris?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chabris 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)
- Emmanuel de Martonne: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Desroches: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude de France: anonymous / Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Daumain: La Vie au grand air, 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.