Conte Alphonse Emmanuel de Moncel de Perrin (1866-?) studied under Thomas and Mercié and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1888 onwards, receiving an honourable mention in 1889 and a travelling scholarship in 1895. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1903.

Alain Chartier (1390-1430), French ambassador, poet and political writer, was referred to by his contemporaries as "Father of French Eloquence" and "Seneca of France." Said to be "the ugliest man in France," much of his prose exposed corruption of the French court and appealed for reform and unity.