4 famous people were born in Aube from 1736 to 1930
At the top of the list is the French musician Marcel Mule, covered in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Serge Rousseau and Pierre Louis Lecarpentier de Chailloué. Fewer than a quarter of the 102 towns in Orne with famous people list more. Marcel Mule was born in 1901.
Born in Aube
Marcel Mule leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Serge Rousseau (9) and Pierre Louis Lecarpentier de Chailloué (2).
Serge Rousseau
1930–2007French actor (1930–2007)
Pierre Louis Lecarpentier de Chailloué
1736–1823French politician
When Aube’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Aube is known for
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Aube
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is L'Aigle’s, at 24 names.
Questions about famous people from Aube
Who is the most famous person from Aube?
Marcel Mule (French musician (1901–2001)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Serge Rousseau and Pierre Louis Lecarpentier de Chailloué.
How many famous people were born in Aube?
4 people born in Aube 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 Aube known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aube?
Pierre Louis Lecarpentier de Chailloué, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.
Who counts as from Aube?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aube 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 (2)
- Charles-Simon Catel: Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornu: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), 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.

