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Famous people · Sancy-les-Cheminots, Aisne
Ouen de Rouen is the only name on the Sancy-les-Cheminots list
Ouen de Rouen, the Frankish bishop, was born in 609. That places their birth before the Revolution. 19 languages have an article about them. Just 11 mi away, Laon’s list holds 80 names, Lothaire de France the best known.
Born here
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Best known
Ouen de Rouen
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
609
Ouen de Rouen
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Sancy-les-Cheminots
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Laon: 80.
Questions about famous people from Sancy-les-Cheminots
Who is the most famous person from Sancy-les-Cheminots?
Ouen de Rouen (Frankish bishop) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sancy-les-Cheminots?
1 people born in Sancy-les-Cheminots have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sancy-les-Cheminots known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sancy-les-Cheminots?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sancy-les-Cheminots 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)
- Lothaire de France: Vassil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aurore Clément: Menerbes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.