Famous people from Champey
Montbéliard, 7 mi away, has 83 on its list, the best known René Thom. The longest list in Haute-Saône is Vesoul’s, with 86 names. After Vesoul, the next longest list in Haute-Saône is Gray’s, with 40. In Haute-Saône, 88 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Champey (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champey yet.
Famous people born near Champey
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Champey, with how many people each has.
Montbéliard · 7 miRené Thom & 82 more
Héricourt · 4 miJean-Luc Lagarce & 20 more
Ronchamp · 8 miFrançois Mathey & 5 more
Champagney · 8 miMaurice Ehlinger & 2 morePPEssert · 7 miPierre Joseph Petit & 1 moreJVGrand-Charmont · 8 miJean Vernier & 1 more
Bavilliers · 8 miJean-Michel Villaumé & 1 moreMJSochaux · 9 miMichel Jacques & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Champey
Who counts as from Champey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champey 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 (5)
- René Thom: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Lagarce: Babelio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Mathey: Totomardeche, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Ehlinger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Michel Villaumé: Benjetpascal, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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