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Famous people · Beaugency, Loiret

15 famous people come from Beaugency, Jacques Charles the best known

Jacques Charles is the best known, with articles in 43 languages. The next two names are Étienne Aignan and Euphémie Muraton. The largest group, 5, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire. The list reaches back to Nicolas François Turpetin, born in 1739, one of 4 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownJacques CharlesScience & Medicine · 1746–1823
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Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Charles
43 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1739
Nicolas François Turpetin
Youngest
1986
Rémy Hugues
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people

What stands out about Beaugency’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Beaugency

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

Jacques Charles#1
Science & Medicine

Jacques Charles

1746–1823

French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist

43 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Étienne Aignan#2
Writing & Arts

Étienne Aignan

1773–1824

French translator, political writer, librettist, and playwright

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Euphémie Muraton#3
Writing & Arts

Euphémie Muraton

1836–1914

French painter (1836-1914)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Beaugency’s famous people were born

The 1740s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Gaël MaïaJacques CharlesFernand RabierJean-Pierre SentierÉtienne Aignan
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitaryBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Beaugency is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Beaugency

The rest number 12, with 4 leaders among them.

JS

Jean-Pierre Sentier

1940–1995

French comedian and director (1940–1995)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia (French) ↗
Pierre Jean Louis Ovide Doublet

Pierre Jean Louis Ovide Doublet

1749–1824

Maltese politician (1749-1824)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

7 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Beaugency

Who is the most famous person from Beaugency?

Jacques Charles (French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist) is the best known by our measure: 43 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Aignan and Euphémie Muraton.

How many famous people were born in Beaugency?

15 people born in Beaugency have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 27 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 Beaugency known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 5 of the 15. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beaugency?

Nicolas François Turpetin, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 1986.

Who counts as from Beaugency?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beaugency 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 (11)

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.