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Famous people · Ampuis, Rhône

3 famous people call Ampuis their birthplace

Gabriel Vanel, the French priest and theologian, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are Alfred Gerin and Jean-Julien Chapelant. A short trip away, Vienne (4 mi) counts 52 famous people, Nicolas Chorier among them. Births span 1891 to 1925, from Jean-Julien Chapelant to Gabriel Vanel.

#3 best knownJean-Julien ChapelantMilitary · 1891–1914
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gabriel Vanel
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
Jean-Julien Chapelant
Youngest
1925
Gabriel Vanel
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Ampuis

Gabriel Vanel leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Alfred Gerin (2) and Jean-Julien Chapelant (2).

GV#1
Faith

Gabriel Vanel

1925–2013

French priest and theologian (1925–2013)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#2
Politics & Law

Alfred Gerin

1924–2009

French politician (1924–2009)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Julien Chapelant#3
Military

Jean-Julien Chapelant

1891–1914

French military personnel

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Ampuis is known for

Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Vienne leads the towns around it, with 52 names.

Questions about famous people from Ampuis

Who is the most famous person from Ampuis?

Gabriel Vanel (French priest and theologian (1925–2013)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Gerin and Jean-Julien Chapelant.

How many famous people were born in Ampuis?

3 people born in Ampuis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Ampuis known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ampuis?

Jean-Julien Chapelant, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Ampuis?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ampuis 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 (4)

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.