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Famous people · Sampigny, Meuse

From 1807 to 1907, Sampigny was the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French cleric François-Xavier Gautrelet, covered in 6 languages. The only other name is the French writer Arnauld de Corbie. Go 5 mi to Saint-Mihiel and the list grows to 30, with Jean Bérain père at the top. Only 17 of the 107 towns in Meuse with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François-Xavier Gautrelet
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1807
François-Xavier Gautrelet
Youngest
1907
Arnauld de Corbie
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Sampigny

FG#1
Faith

François-Xavier Gautrelet

1807–1886

French cleric (1807–1886)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AC#2
Writing & Arts

Arnauld de Corbie

1907–1948

French writer

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

What Sampigny is known for

1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.

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

Close by, Saint-Mihiel counts 30 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Sampigny

Who is the most famous person from Sampigny?

François-Xavier Gautrelet (French cleric (1807–1886)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arnauld de Corbie.

How many famous people were born in Sampigny?

2 people born in Sampigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Sampigny known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sampigny?

François-Xavier Gautrelet, born in 1807. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.

Who counts as from Sampigny?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sampigny 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.