No one from Cheppes-la-Prairie is on the famous people list yet
Nicolas Appert tops the 115 names on record in Châlons-en-Champagne, 10 mi away. 114 towns in Marne have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Marne belongs to Reims, with 422.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Cheppes-la-Prairie (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cheppes-la-Prairie yet.
Famous people born near Cheppes-la-Prairie
The fullest list close by belongs to Châlons-en-Champagne, with 115.
Questions about famous people from Cheppes-la-Prairie
Who counts as from Cheppes-la-Prairie?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cheppes-la-Prairie 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)
- Nicolas Appert: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-François Paillard: Stefan.wolfrum, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.