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Famous people · Villamblain, Loiret

From 1732 to 1950, Villamblain was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the French weightlifter Roland Chavigny the best known. The other is Bon, Thomas Pellé, the French politician. Romain Feillu tops the 41 names on record in Châteaudun, 11 mi away. The list’s best known name, Roland Chavigny, dates from 1950.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roland Chavigny
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1732
Bon, Thomas Pellé
Youngest
1950
Roland Chavigny
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Villamblain

RC#1
Sports

Roland Chavigny

born 1950

French weightlifter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
BP#2
Politics & Law

Bon, Thomas Pellé

1732–1808

French politician (1732-1808)

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

What Villamblain is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

2 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Villamblain

Who is the most famous person from Villamblain?

Roland Chavigny (French weightlifter) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bon, Thomas Pellé.

How many famous people were born in Villamblain?

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

What is Villamblain known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Villamblain?

Bon, Thomas Pellé, born in 1732. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Villamblain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Villamblain 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.