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The 11 famous people born in Charmes, led by Maurice Barrès

At the top of the list is the French novelist Maurice Barrès, covered in 58 languages. Xavier Collin, the footballer, comes second, with Albert Tanant third. The largest group, 5, was born between 1914 and 1969. From Louis Léopold Buquet to Xavier Collin, the births on the list run from 1768 to 1974.

#1 best knownMaurice BarrèsWriting & Arts · 1862–1923
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Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Barrès
58 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1768
Louis Léopold Buquet
Youngest
1974
Xavier Collin
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Charmes’ famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Charmes

Ranked by languages covered: Maurice Barrès with 58, then Xavier Collin with 7 and Albert Tanant with 3.

Maurice Barrès#1
Writing & Arts

Maurice Barrès

1862–1923

French novelist (1862-1923)

58 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
XC#2
Sports

Xavier Collin

born 1974

Footballer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albert Tanant#3
Military

Albert Tanant

1869–1945

French soldier (1869-1945)

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

When Charmes’ famous people were born

The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Maurice BarrèsMichel GentotLouis Léopold BuquetMarcel Goulette
SportsPolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Charmes is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, 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 Charmes

Here are 8 more, born from 1768 to 1966.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Mirecourt, at 26.

Questions about famous people from Charmes

Who is the most famous person from Charmes?

Maurice Barrès (French novelist (1862-1923)) is the best known by our measure: 58 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Xavier Collin and Albert Tanant.

How many famous people were born in Charmes?

11 people born in Charmes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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 Charmes known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 11. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Charmes?

Louis Léopold Buquet, born in 1768. The youngest on the list was born in 1974.

Who counts as from Charmes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charmes 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.