JN#1
Politics & Law
Jean Narquin
1922–2003French politician (1922–2003)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Champvert, Nièvre
2 famous people call Champvert their birthplace
Jean Narquin, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Pierre Louis Roblin. Over 45 years of births, the list goes from Pierre Louis Roblin (1877) to Jean Narquin (1922). Within 3 mi, Decize lists the most: 18, with Louis Antoine de Saint-Just first.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Narquin
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1877
Pierre Louis Roblin
Youngest
1922
Jean Narquin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Champvert
PR#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Louis Roblin
1877–1916French politician (1877-1916)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Decize’s, at 18 names.
Questions about famous people from Champvert
Who is the most famous person from Champvert?
Jean Narquin (French politician (1922–2003)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Louis Roblin.
How many famous people were born in Champvert?
2 people born in Champvert have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Champvert known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Champvert?
Pierre Louis Roblin, born in 1877. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.
Who counts as from Champvert?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champvert 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)
- Louis Antoine de Saint-Just: After Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Rousseau: Unknown (Keystone-France), 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.