CG#1
Writing & Arts
Claude Gellée
1600–1682French painter, draughtsman and etcher (1600–1682)
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Chamagne, Vosges
Chamagne counts 3 famous people, first among them Claude Gellée
With articles in 54 languages, Claude Gellée is the most widely known. Alice Jouenne is second and Raymond Leininger third. The neighbour with the longest list is Mirecourt, 10 mi away: 26, led by Jack Lang. Births span 1600 to 1911, from Claude Gellée to Raymond Leininger.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Gellée
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1600
Claude Gellée
Youngest
1911
Raymond Leininger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
What stands out about Chamagne’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Chamagne
Claude Gellée has articles in 54 languages, Alice Jouenne in 6 and Raymond Leininger in 2.
AJ#2
Science & Medicine
Alice Jouenne
1873–1954French teacher, socialist and trade unionist (1873-1954)
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RL#3
Sports
Raymond Leininger
1911–2003French mountaineer (1911-2003)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Chamagne is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Close by, Mirecourt counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Chamagne
Who is the most famous person from Chamagne?
Claude Gellée (French painter, draughtsman and etcher (1600–1682)) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alice Jouenne and Raymond Leininger.
How many famous people were born in Chamagne?
3 people born in Chamagne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Chamagne known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chamagne?
Claude Gellée, born in 1600. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.
Who counts as from Chamagne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chamagne 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)
- Jack Lang: Osmar Arouck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Barrès: Auguste Léon, 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.