Personalities
- Stephen I of Sancerre (Étienne I), Count of Sancerre (1133–1191) Crusader; died at the Siege of Acre.
- Etienne II of Sancerre, Count of Sancerre (1252–1306) Grand Bouteiller of France
- Louis II de Sancerre, Count of Sancerre (d. August 26, 1346) One of the few French nobles to penetrate the English front line at the Battle of Crécy. Killed in the battle.
- Louis de Sancerre, Marshal of France, Constable of France (1342–1402) Buried in Saint Denis Basilica near King Charles V.
- Stephen of Sancerre, Lord of Vailly (d. 1390 in Tunis) Died fighting the Moors under the command of Louis II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (1337–1410).
- Jean V de Bueil, Admiral of France (1406–1477) The Plague of the English and author of Le Jouvencel.
- Jean de Léry, Protestant minister and author, History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil, 1578 and The Memorable History of the Siege of Sancerre, 1574.
- Samuel Bernard, comte de Coubert (1651–1739) Protestant Financier
- Count Louis of Sancerre, companion of explorer Sieur de la Salle, 1682.
- Étienne MacDonald, Duke of Taranto, Marshal of France (1765–1840) Napoleon made him Marshal of France on the battlefield at Wagram.
- Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet (1766–1823) French statesman
- Louis Mairet, Commander of the Legion of Honor, Companion of the Order of Liberation (1916–1998) Parachutist with the Free French Squadron; destroyed the bridge at Sancerre in World War II.
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