FC#1
Politics & Law
François-Xavier Champion
1744–1809French politician (1744-1809)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Charnod, Jura
2 famous people were born in Charnod
An article in one language makes the French politician François-Xavier Champion the best known so far. The other is Pierre Félix Champion, the French Catholic priest and politician. Of its neighbours, Oyonnax, 9 mi away, lists the most: 27, Boulaye Dia first. The list runs from François-Xavier Champion, born in 1744, to Pierre Félix Champion, born in 1746.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Xavier Champion
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1744
François-Xavier Champion
Youngest
1746
Pierre Félix Champion
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Charnod
PC#2
Faith
Pierre Félix Champion
1746–1804French catholic priest and politician (1746-1804)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Charnod is known for
Share of Charnod’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
Close by, the fullest list is Oyonnax’s, at 27 names.
Questions about famous people from Charnod
Who is the most famous person from Charnod?
François-Xavier Champion (French politician (1744-1809)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Félix Champion.
How many famous people were born in Charnod?
2 people born in Charnod have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Charnod known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Charnod?
François-Xavier Champion, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1746.
Who counts as from Charnod?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charnod 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 (2)
- Boulaye Dia: Bigmatbasket, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Édouard Andrea: Agence Rol, 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.