CP#1
Science & Medicine
Christine Petit
born 1948Human geneticist
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Laignes, Côte-d'Or
Christine Petit tops a list of 3 famous people born in Laignes
At the top of the list is the human geneticist Christine Petit, covered in 14 languages. André Osterberger and Henri Tenting follow. Of its neighbours, Châtillon-sur-Seine, 10 mi away, lists the most: 31, Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont first. The first birth on record is Henri Tenting’s, in 1851, and the last Christine Petit’s, in 1948.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christine Petit
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1851
Henri Tenting
Youngest
1948
Christine Petit
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Laignes
Christine Petit leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of André Osterberger (5) and Henri Tenting (1).
AO#2
Sports
André Osterberger
1920–2009French athlete (1920–2009)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HT#3
Politics & Law
Henri Tenting
1851–1919French politician (1851–1919)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Laignes is known for
Share of Laignes’ 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 around it, Châtillon-sur-Seine has the most on record: 31.
Questions about famous people from Laignes
Who is the most famous person from Laignes?
Christine Petit (Human geneticist) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Osterberger and Henri Tenting.
How many famous people were born in Laignes?
3 people born in Laignes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Laignes known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Laignes?
Henri Tenting, born in 1851. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Laignes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laignes 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)
- Auguste Frédéric Viesse de Marmont: Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, Public domain, 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.