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Famous people · Pinon, Aisne

One famous person was born in Pinon

In 1774, the French politician Alexis de Courval was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Lothaire de France tops the 80 names on record in Laon, 10 mi away.

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1
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Alexis de Courval
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1774
Alexis de Courval
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Pinon

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Politics & Law

Alexis de Courval

1774–1822

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Laon counts 80 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Pinon

Who is the most famous person from Pinon?

Alexis de Courval (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pinon?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Pinon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pinon 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).

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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.