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Famous people · Champagney, Haute-Saône

From 1753 to 1896, Champagney was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French painter Maurice Ehlinger, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Auguste Lalance and Jacques-Antoine Priqueler. Tahar Rahim tops the 145 names on record in Belfort, 9 mi away. Fewer than a quarter of the 88 towns in Haute-Saône with famous people list more.

#1 best knownMaurice EhlingerWriting & Arts · 1896–1981
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Ehlinger
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Jacques-Antoine Priqueler
Youngest
1896
Maurice Ehlinger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Champagney

The three are covered in 3, 3 and 1 languages: Maurice Ehlinger, Auguste Lalance and Jacques-Antoine Priqueler.

Maurice Ehlinger#1
Writing & Arts

Maurice Ehlinger

1896–1981

French painter (1896-1981)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Auguste Lalance#2
Business

Auguste Lalance

1830–1920

French entrepreneur and politician (1830-1920)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#3
Military

Jacques-Antoine Priqueler

1753–1802

French officer (1753-1802)

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

What Champagney is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

The longest list nearby is Belfort’s, with 145.

Questions about famous people from Champagney

Who is the most famous person from Champagney?

Maurice Ehlinger (French painter (1896-1981)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Lalance and Jacques-Antoine Priqueler.

How many famous people were born in Champagney?

3 people born in Champagney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Champagney known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Champagney?

Jacques-Antoine Priqueler, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1896.

Who counts as from Champagney?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champagney 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 (6)

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.