FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Rocquigny, Ardennes

Rocquigny, birthplace of the French politician Jean-François Pierret

The French politician Jean-François Pierret was born in 1738. That places their birth before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Charleville-Mézières has the most of any town in Ardennes: 120.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-François Pierret
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1738
Jean-François Pierret
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Rocquigny

JP#1
Politics & Law

Jean-François Pierret

1738–1796

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Rocquigny

Who is the most famous person from Rocquigny?

Jean-François Pierret (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Rocquigny?

1 people born in Rocquigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Rocquigny 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 Rocquigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rocquigny 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.

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.