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Politics & Law
Jean-Marie Gelin
1740–1802French politician (1740-1802)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Champlecy, Saône-et-Loire
Champlecy has just one famous person to its name: Jean-Marie Gelin
Jean-Marie Gelin, the French politician, was born in 1740. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Go 3 mi to Charolles and the list grows to 25, with Michel Roux at the top.
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1
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Best known
Jean-Marie Gelin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1740
Jean-Marie Gelin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Champlecy
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Charolles has the most on record, with 25.
Questions about famous people from Champlecy
Who is the most famous person from Champlecy?
Jean-Marie Gelin (French politician (1740-1802)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Champlecy?
1 people born in Champlecy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Champlecy 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 Champlecy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champlecy 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 (3)
- Michel Roux: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Maillan: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux: Commonst+, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.