No one from Chamigny is on the famous people list yet
Meaux, 12 mi away, has 84 on its list, the best known Lucas Digne. 128 of the towns in Seine-et-Marne list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Seine-et-Marne belongs to Melun, with 112. After Melun, the next longest list in Seine-et-Marne is Fontainebleau’s, with 100.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Chamigny (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chamigny as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Chamigny
The fullest list close by belongs to Meaux, with 84.
Coulommiers · 11 miAndré The Giant & 24 more
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre · 2 miHenri Ier de Bourbon-Condé & 18 more
Charly-sur-Marne · 6 miAuguste Corlieu & 3 more
Lizy-sur-Ourcq · 7 miAndré-François Breuillaud & 3 moreMJTrilport · 9 miMaximilien Henri Nicolas JacobCNEssômes-sur-Marne · 10 miCharles Henry NératADNanteuil-lès-Meaux · 12 miAlain DhénautQuestions about famous people from Chamigny
Who counts as from Chamigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chamigny 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)
- André The Giant: David Fitzgerald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Ier de Bourbon-Condé: anonymous / School of François Clouet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Corlieu: Victor Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André-François Breuillaud: Bruno27500, 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.