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Famous people · Piney, Aube

Piney is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Emmanuel Leclainche, the French veterinarian and microbiologist, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Michel Cartelet. Of its neighbours, Brienne-le-Château, 9 mi away, lists the most: 8, Jacqueline Laurent first. The oldest name on the list belongs to Emmanuel Leclainche, born in 1861, the newest to Michel Cartelet, born in 1935.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuel Leclainche
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1861
Emmanuel Leclainche
Youngest
1935
Michel Cartelet
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Piney

EL#1
Science & Medicine

Emmanuel Leclainche

1861–1953

French veterinarian and microbiologist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MC#2
Politics & Law

Michel Cartelet

born 1935

French politician

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

What Piney is known for

Share of Piney’s famous people in each field.

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

Of the towns nearby, Brienne-le-Château lists the most people: 8.

Questions about famous people from Piney

Who is the most famous person from Piney?

Emmanuel Leclainche (French veterinarian and microbiologist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Cartelet.

How many famous people were born in Piney?

2 people born in Piney 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 Piney known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Piney?

Emmanuel Leclainche, born in 1861. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Piney?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Piney 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.