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Famous people · Chauvigny, Vienne

Chauvigny is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Jean Ferré, the political journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The French politician Waldeck L'Huillier ranks second, ahead of Marcel Grateau. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Marcel Grateau, born in 1852, the newest to Raymond Bozier, born in 1950.

#3 best knownMarcel GrateauScience & Medicine · 1852–1936
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Ferré
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1852
Marcel Grateau
Youngest
1950
Raymond Bozier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Chauvigny

Jean Ferré, Waldeck L'Huillier and Marcel Grateau are written about in 5, 3 and 2 languages.

JF#1
Writing & Arts

Jean Ferré

1929–2006

Political journalist

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
WL#2
Politics & Law

Waldeck L'Huillier

1905–1986

French politician (1905-1986)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marcel Grateau#3
Science & Medicine

Marcel Grateau

1852–1936

Hairdresser, inventor of the Marcel Wave

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Chauvigny’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Raymond BozierJean ToulatMarcel GrateauJean Ferré
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Chauvigny is known for

Chauvigny has 2.4× the usual share of writers and artists.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Chauvigny

A further 2 follow, born between 1915 and 1950.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Chauvigny

Who is the most famous person from Chauvigny?

Jean Ferré (Political journalist) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Waldeck L'Huillier and Marcel Grateau.

How many famous people were born in Chauvigny?

5 people born in Chauvigny 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 Chauvigny known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chauvigny?

Marcel Grateau, born in 1852. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Chauvigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chauvigny 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 (1)

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.