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Famous people · Perrigny, Jura

Perrigny is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French illustrator Charlotte Grappe-Roy, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the physician and politician from France Jean-Jules Feuillet. Within 1 mi, Lons-le-Saunier lists the most: 80, with Jean-François Stévenin first. From Jean-Jules Feuillet to Charlotte Grappe-Roy, the births on the list run from 1817 to 1890.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charlotte Grappe-Roy
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1817
Jean-Jules Feuillet
Youngest
1890
Charlotte Grappe-Roy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Perrigny

CG#1
Writing & Arts

Charlotte Grappe-Roy

1890–1930

French illustrator

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JF#2
Science & Medicine

Jean-Jules Feuillet

1817–1891

Physician and politician from France

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

What Perrigny is known for

Share of Perrigny’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

Lons-le-Saunier has the longest list next door: 80.

Questions about famous people from Perrigny

Who is the most famous person from Perrigny?

Charlotte Grappe-Roy (French illustrator) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Jules Feuillet.

How many famous people were born in Perrigny?

2 people born in Perrigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Perrigny known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Perrigny?

Jean-Jules Feuillet, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 1890.

Who counts as from Perrigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Perrigny 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)

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.