3 famous people were born in Artenay from 1759 to 1949
Most widely known is Charles Gibier, the French bishop, with articles in 3 languages. Bertrand Jaquet and Pierre Barbier follow. Within 10 mi, Fleury-les-Aubrais lists the most: 6, with Louis-Marie Billé first. The list’s best known name, Charles Gibier, dates from 1849.
Born in Artenay
By how many languages cover them, Charles Gibier comes first (3), then Bertrand Jaquet (2) and Pierre Barbier (1).
Bertrand Jaquet
born 1949French hotel manager
Pierre Barbier
1759–1825French soldier (1759–1825)
What Artenay is known for
Share of Artenay’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Artenay, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Artenay
Who is the most famous person from Artenay?
Charles Gibier (French bishop) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bertrand Jaquet and Pierre Barbier.
How many famous people were born in Artenay?
3 people born in Artenay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Artenay known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Artenay?
Pierre Barbier, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Artenay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Artenay 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)
- Louis-Marie Billé: Valleguidonensis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Derosier: User:Said666, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Masson: Antoine Masson / After Pierre Mignard I, 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.


