FO#1
Faith
François Oudin
1673–1752French Jesuit theologian and poet (1673-1752)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vignory, Haute-Marne
2 famous people were born in Vignory
François Oudin, the French Jesuit theologian and poet, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Edme Larcher. The earliest on the list is François Oudin, born in 1673, and the youngest Edme Larcher, born in 1757. Go 11 mi to Joinville and the list grows to 23, with Charles de Lorraine at the top.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Oudin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1673
François Oudin
Youngest
1757
Edme Larcher
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Vignory
EL#2
Politics & Law
Edme Larcher
1757–1842French politician (1757-1842)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Vignory is known for
Share of Vignory’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, Joinville lists the most people: 23.
Questions about famous people from Vignory
Who is the most famous person from Vignory?
François Oudin (French Jesuit theologian and poet (1673-1752)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edme Larcher.
How many famous people were born in Vignory?
2 people born in Vignory have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vignory known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vignory?
François Oudin, born in 1673. The youngest on the list was born in 1757.
Who counts as from Vignory?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vignory 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)
- Charles de Lorraine: El Greco, 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.