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Famous people · Vauxbuin, Aisne

Vauxbuin is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French politician and journalist Olivier de Pierrebourg, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Eugène Martenot de Cordoue, the French soldier. Aurore Clément tops the 66 names on record in Soissons, 2 mi away. Born in 1818, Eugène Martenot de Cordoue is the first name on record, and Olivier de Pierrebourg, born in 1908, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Olivier de Pierrebourg
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
Eugène Martenot de Cordoue
Youngest
1908
Olivier de Pierrebourg
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Vauxbuin

OP#1
Politics & Law

Olivier de Pierrebourg

1908–1973

French politician and journalist (1908-1973)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
EC#2
Military

Eugène Martenot de Cordoue

1818–1879

French soldier

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Vauxbuin 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

The longest list nearby is Soissons’, with 66.

Questions about famous people from Vauxbuin

Who is the most famous person from Vauxbuin?

Olivier de Pierrebourg (French politician and journalist (1908-1973)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Martenot de Cordoue.

How many famous people were born in Vauxbuin?

2 people born in Vauxbuin 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 Vauxbuin 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 Vauxbuin?

Eugène Martenot de Cordoue, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.

Who counts as from Vauxbuin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vauxbuin 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 (1)

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.