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Famous people · Jargeau, Loiret

2 famous people call Jargeau their birthplace

The best known is the French jurist and lawyer Jeanne Chauvin, with articles in 9 languages. Michel Régnier is the only other name on the list. Births span 1862 to 1934, from Jeanne Chauvin to Michel Régnier. Go 8 mi to Saint-Jean-de-Braye and the list grows to 6, with Henri Gaudier-Brzeska at the top.

#1 best knownJeanne ChauvinPolitics & Law · 1862–1926
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jeanne Chauvin
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1862
Jeanne Chauvin
Youngest
1934
Michel Régnier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Jargeau

Jeanne Chauvin#1
Politics & Law

Jeanne Chauvin

1862–1926

French jurist and lawyer (1862-1926)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Michel Régnier#2
Writing & Arts

Michel Régnier

born 1934

French-born Quebec poet, essayist, novelist and filmmaker

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Jargeau is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.

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

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7 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Jargeau

Who is the most famous person from Jargeau?

Jeanne Chauvin (French jurist and lawyer (1862-1926)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Régnier.

How many famous people were born in Jargeau?

2 people born in Jargeau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Jargeau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jargeau?

Jeanne Chauvin, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.

Who counts as from Jargeau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jargeau 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 (6)

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.