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Politics & Law
Jean Vanier
1916–2002French politician (1916–2002)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Fagnières, Marne
A single famous person was born in Fagnières: Jean Vanier
In 1916, the French politician Jean Vanier was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in 2 languages. Go 2 mi to Châlons-en-Champagne and the list grows to 115, with Nicolas Appert at the top.
Born here
1
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Best known
Jean Vanier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1916
Jean Vanier
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Fagnières
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Châlons-en-Champagne’s, at 115 names.
Questions about famous people from Fagnières
Who is the most famous person from Fagnières?
Jean Vanier (French politician (1916–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Fagnières?
1 people born in Fagnières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fagnières 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 Fagnières?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fagnières 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)
- Nicolas Appert: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, 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.