death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
26 january 2007 paris , france paris , france french 31 may 1901 papillon charles_brunier . jpg charles brunier
 charles brunier soldier / criminal
charles brunier

charles brunier -lrb- 31 may 1901 -- 26 january 2007 -rrb- was a french convicted murderer and veteran of both the first and second world wars who claimed , in 2005 , to have been the inspiration for `` papillon '' .
circumstantial evidence , including his butterfly tattoo and his having been on devil 's island at the time , supported the claim .
