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Politics & Law
Jacques Maignol
1780–1858French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Artonne, Puy-de-Dôme
Artonne has one famous person on record
Jacques Maignol, the French politician, was born in 1780. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Go 8 mi to Riom and the list grows to 68, with Alan Stivell at the top.
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1
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Jacques Maignol
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1780
Jacques Maignol
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Artonne
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Riom: 68.
Riom · 8 miAlan Stivell & 67 moreSBGannat · 7 miSandrine Bonnaire & 27 moreMBMaringues · 11 miMathieu Baudet-Lafarge & 5 more
Volvic · 11 miAmable de Bourzeis & 2 moreJMEnnezat · 8 miJean-Ossaye Mombur & 1 morePCAigueperse · 3 miPierre Chollet-BeaufortCQChâteaugay · 11 miClaude Gilbert Scolastique Hyacinthe de La QueuilleQuestions about famous people from Artonne
Who is the most famous person from Artonne?
Jacques Maignol (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Artonne?
1 people born in Artonne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Artonne 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 Artonne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Artonne 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)
- Alan Stivell: Jérémy Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amable de Bourzeis: Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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