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Famous people · Angles-sur-l'Anglin, Vienne

Angles-sur-l'Anglin is the birthplace of 6 famous people

Articles in 8 languages make the French military personnel Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux the best known. Behind the leader come Samuel Lhéritier de Chézelles and Aimé Octobre. The list reaches back to Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon, born in 1760, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 84 towns in Vienne with famous people list more.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1760
Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon
Youngest
1868
Aimé Octobre
Most common field
Military
3 people

What stands out about Angles-sur-l'Anglin’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Angles-sur-l'Anglin’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1760s, with 2 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Antoine Le Picard de PhélippeauxAlexandre ErdanAimé Octobre
MilitaryWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.

AP#1
Military

Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux

1767–1799

French military personnel (1767-1799)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SC#2
Military

Samuel Lhéritier de Chézelles

1772–1829

French General during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1772–1829)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AO#3
Writing & Arts

Aimé Octobre

1868–1943

French sculptor (1868-1943)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Angles-sur-l'Anglin is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 12.1 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Angles-sur-l'Anglin

3 more, from 1760 to 1828.

JC

Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon

1760–1800

French military personnel (1760-1800)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Le Blanc’s, with 6.

Questions about famous people from Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Who is the most famous person from Angles-sur-l'Anglin?

Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux (French military personnel (1767-1799)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Samuel Lhéritier de Chézelles and Aimé Octobre.

How many famous people were born in Angles-sur-l'Anglin?

6 people born in Angles-sur-l'Anglin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Angles-sur-l'Anglin known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Angles-sur-l'Anglin?

Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1868.

Who counts as from Angles-sur-l'Anglin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Angles-sur-l'Anglin 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.

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.