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Famous people · Champlitte, Haute-Saône

Of the 11 famous people born in Champlitte, an unusual share are leaders

Most widely known is Charles Piroth, the French Army officer, with articles in 9 languages. More than half were born before the Revolution, 6 in all. As early as 1540, Jean Richardot was born here, one of 6 born before the Revolution. Only 4 of the 88 towns in Haute-Saône with anyone on record list more.

Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Piroth
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1540
Jean Richardot
Youngest
1930
Louison Roblin
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Champlitte’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Champlitte’s famous people were born

The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1600170018001900Claude Bénigne LompréCharles PrévostJean Richardot
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Champlitte is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Champlitte

Charles Piroth leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Charles Prévost (5) and Claude-Christophe Gourdan (4).

CP#1
Military

Charles Piroth

1906–1954

French Army officer (1906-1954)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CP#2
Science & Medicine

Charles Prévost

1899–1983

French chemist (1899-1983)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CG#3
Politics & Law

Claude-Christophe Gourdan

1754–1804

French politician (1754-1804)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Champlitte

Another 8, 4 of them leaders.

JR

Jean Richardot

1540–1609

Belgian diplomat

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HT

Hippolyte-Jean-René de Toulongeon

1739–1794

French politician (1739-1794)

Questions about famous people from Champlitte

Who is the most famous person from Champlitte?

Charles Piroth (French Army officer (1906-1954)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Prévost and Claude-Christophe Gourdan.

How many famous people were born in Champlitte?

11 people born in Champlitte have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 18 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 Champlitte known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 11. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Champlitte?

Jean Richardot, born in 1540. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Champlitte?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champlitte 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.

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.