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Politics & Law
Marie-Louise Rochebillard
1860–1936French trade unionist (1860–1936)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Changy, Loire
Changy has one famous person on record
The French trade unionist Marie-Louise Rochebillard was born in 1860. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 4 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Roanne (11 mi) counts 120 famous people, Cédric Si Mohamed among them.
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Marie-Louise Rochebillard
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1860
Marie-Louise Rochebillard
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Changy
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Roanne has the most people on record, 120 of them.
Questions about famous people from Changy
Who is the most famous person from Changy?
Marie-Louise Rochebillard (French trade unionist (1860–1936)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Changy?
1 people born in Changy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Changy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Changy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Changy 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).
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- Guy Ribes: A.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.