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Jacques d'Arc
1380–1440French farmer, father of Joan of Arc
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Ceffonds, Haute-Marne
Ceffonds has one famous person on record
Jacques d'Arc was born in 1380. That places their birth before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 9 languages. The nearest list is in Wassy, 9 mi away: 8 names, starting with Jean-Marie Defrance.
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Jacques d'Arc
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1380
Jacques d'Arc
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Ceffonds
Who is the most famous person from Ceffonds?
Jacques d'Arc (French farmer, father of Joan of Arc) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Ceffonds?
1 people born in Ceffonds have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Ceffonds?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ceffonds 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?
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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)
- Jean-Marie Defrance: Claude-Marie-François Dien / After Henri-François Riesener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Laurent: Macfadden Publications, Inc., 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.