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Famous people · Épernay, Marne

Performers stand out among the 54 famous people born in Épernay

Most widely known is Yohann Diniz, the French racewalker, with articles in 28 languages. John Gadret, the racing cyclist, comes second, with Wesley Lautoa third. Among the 114 towns in Marne with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd. For every 10,000 residents the town has 24.4, while at least half the towns in Marne list nobody born there.

#1 best knownYohann DinizNotable · born 1978
+50more
Born here
54
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Yohann Diniz
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1745
Jean Étienne Fache
Youngest
2003
Martin Adeline
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people

What stands out about Épernay’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Épernay is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.5 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Épernay’s famous people were born

The 1990s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Maxence MuzatonMarcel Huot
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitaryFaithMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Épernay

By how many languages cover them, Yohann Diniz comes first (28), then John Gadret (22) and Wesley Lautoa (16).

Yohann Diniz#1
Notable

Yohann Diniz

born 1978

French racewalker

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JG#2
Sports

John Gadret

born 1979

Racing cyclist

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Wesley Lautoa#3
Sports

Wesley Lautoa

born 1987

New Caledonian association football player

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Épernay

51 more, 13 of them leaders.

Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat

1880–1979

French actress (1880-1979)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Marcel Huot

Marcel Huot

1896–1954

French road bicycle racer (1896–1954)

Alex Vanopslagh

Alex Vanopslagh

born 1991

French born-Danish politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Albert Deullin

Albert Deullin

1890–1923

French flying ace (1890–1923)

JO

Julien Outrebon

born 1983

French footballer (born 1983)

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière

1829–1908

Canadian politician (1829-1908)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MT

Maakan Tounkara

born 1983

French handball player

Hadja Cissé

Hadja Cissé

born 1991

Senegalese handball player

LH

Léon Homo

1872–1957

French historian (1872-1957)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Thérèse Pierre

Thérèse Pierre

1908–1943

French lesbian resistance fighter, tortured to death in 1943 (1908–1943)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Jean Thorailler

Jean Thorailler

1888–1957

French water polo player (1888–1957)

OG

Octave Gallice

1857–1906

French equestrian (1857-1906)

AB

André Brissaud

1920–1996

French journalist, historian and writer (1920–1996)

JM

Jean-Claude Moussé

born 1971

French motocross and sand racer

Charles Jean-Baptiste Parchappe

Charles Jean-Baptiste Parchappe

1787–1866

French politician and officer (1787–1866)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Aÿ-Champagne has the most people on record, 10 of them.

Questions about famous people from Épernay

Who is the most famous person from Épernay?

Yohann Diniz (French racewalker) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come John Gadret and Wesley Lautoa.

How many famous people were born in Épernay?

54 people born in Épernay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 73 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Épernay known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 13 of the 54. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Épernay?

Jean Étienne Fache, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

Who counts as from Épernay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Épernay 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 (32)

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.