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Famous people · Belval-sous-Châtillon, Marne

Belval-sous-Châtillon’s famous people span 169 years: 2 births from 1767 to 1936

The best known is the French politician Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the French psychoanalyst & psychiatrist Michel Hanus. Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez, the best known, was born in 1767. Of its neighbours, Reims, 12 mi away, lists the most: 422, Jean Baudrillard first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1767
Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez
Youngest
1936
Michel Hanus
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Belval-sous-Châtillon

JM#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez

1767–1835

French politician (1767-1835)

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

Michel Hanus

1936–2010

French psychoanalyst & psychiatrist (1936–2010)

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

What Belval-sous-Châtillon is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

The most names next door are in Reims: 422.

Questions about famous people from Belval-sous-Châtillon

Who is the most famous person from Belval-sous-Châtillon?

Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez (French politician (1767-1835)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Hanus.

How many famous people were born in Belval-sous-Châtillon?

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

What is Belval-sous-Châtillon 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 Belval-sous-Châtillon?

Jean-Charles Magnier-Grandprez, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1936.

Who counts as from Belval-sous-Châtillon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Belval-sous-Châtillon 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 (6)

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.