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Famous people · Ambleny, Aisne

2 famous people were born in Ambleny

The best known is the French lawyer Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French historian Denis Rolland. The neighbour with the longest list is Soissons, 6 mi away: 66, led by Aurore Clément. Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi (1939) and Denis Rolland (1943) mark the two ends of the list.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1939
Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi
Youngest
1943
Denis Rolland
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Ambleny

JV#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi

1939–2023

French lawyer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DR#2
Writing & Arts

Denis Rolland

born 1943

French historian

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Ambleny is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Soissons has the most people on record, 66 of them.

Questions about famous people from Ambleny

Who is the most famous person from Ambleny?

Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi (French lawyer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Denis Rolland.

How many famous people were born in Ambleny?

2 people born in Ambleny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Ambleny known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ambleny?

Jean-Pierre Versini-Campinchi, born in 1939. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Ambleny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ambleny 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 (2)

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.